Multiple Choice Quiz

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Use this sample examination to test your knowledge of concepts learned from Chapter 6 - THEN CALL
YOUR MOM - SHE's WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU!

1
INCORRECT

A rock is:
a naturally occurring, hard, solid substance
A)
any hard, solid substance on earth
B)
an aggregate of minerals
C)
only produced by cooling of magma
D)
Feedback: Read Ch.5, 6, 7 of your textbook.

2
INCORRECT

The clastic sedimentary rocks:

form from pieces of pre-existing rocks
A)

form near Earths surface

B)
range from conglomerates to shales
C)
all of these
D)
Feedback: Yes, but is this the BEST answer?

3 CORRECT
Where do sediments come from?
there have always been sediments on Earth
A)
sediments accumulated as dust fell to Earth from outer space
B)
rock weathering produces sediment
C)
sediment is transported and deposited all over the Earth
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

4
INCORRECT

Based on your experience, which of these environments will produce sediments

with cross-bedding?
the deep ocean
A)
a swamp
B)
a tropical rain forest
C)
a desert
D)
Feedback: Refer to p.137-142 of your textbook.

5 CORRECT
Particles of sediment from 1/16 mm to 2 mm diameter are called:
gravel
A)

sand
B)
silt
C)
clay
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

6 CORRECT
Rounding is:

A)

the grinding away of sharp edges and corners of rock fragments during
transportation
the relative sphericity of a grain

B)

C)

weathering of sharp edges and corners of bedrock exoposed at Earth's

surface
all of these

D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

7
INCORRECT

Compaction and cementation are two common processes associated with:

erosion
A)
transportation
B)
sedimentation
C)
lithification
D)
Feedback: Refer to p.127 of your textbook.

8
INCORRECT

Which of the following is not a chemical sedimentary rock?

limestone
A)

rock salt
B)
rock gypsum
C)
all of these are chemical sedimentary rocks
D)
Feedback: Refer to p.132-137 of your textbook.

9 CORRECT
The major difference between breccia and conglomerate is:
grain size
A)
grain rounding
B)
grain composition
C)
all of these are differences between breccia and conglomerate
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

10
INCORRECT

Which of the following is not a type of sandstone?

arkose
A)
graywacke
B)
orthoquartzite
C)
all of these are types of sandstone
D)
Feedback: Refer to Fig. 6.10 (p.129) of your textbook.

11
CORRECT

Shale differs from mudstone in that:

shale has larger grains than mudstone
A)

shale is layered and fissile whereas mudstone is massive

B)
shale has smaller grains than mudstone
C)
there is no difference between shale and mudstone
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

12
INCORRECT

The chemical element found in dolomite that is not found in limestone is:
calcium
A)
carbon
B)
magnesium
C)
oxygen
D)
Feedback: Refer to p.134 of your textbook.

13
CORRECT

A body of sedimentary rock of considerable thickness and with features that

distinguish it from adjacent rocks is:
a contact
A)
a formation
B)
a bedding plane
C)
an outcrop
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

14
INCORRECT

If sea-level drops or the land rises, what is likely to occur?

a regression

A)
a transgression
B)
a tidal wave
C)
a decrease in the value of shorefront property
D)
Feedback: Transgression occurs when sea-level rises or the land surface
subsides.

15
INCORRECT

The process whereby rocks are changed to sediment is called

lithification
A)
deposition
B)
weathering
C)
compaction
D)
Feedback: Refer to Ch. 5 of your textbook.

16
CORRECT

A sedimentary rock composed of angular particles of gravel is called:

breccia
A)
conglomerate
B)
sandstone
C)
gravelstone
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!

17
INCORRECT

Sedimentary particles with a size range larger than 256 mm:

gravel
A)
boulders
B)
clay
C)
cobbles
D)
Feedback: Refer to Table 6.1 (p.124) of your textbook.

18
INCORRECT

A layer in which the grain size changes vertically through the layer is called:
foliated
A)
cross-bedded
B)
graded bedding
C)
is not observed in nature
D)
Feedback: Refer to p.140 of your textbook.

19
INCORRECT

Cross-bedding observed in sand dunes can be used:

to determine the direction the wind was blowing
A)
to determine the speed of the wind
B)
to determine the height of the sand dune
C)
all of these
D)
Feedback: Refer to Fig. 6.28 (p.140) of your textbook.

20
INCORRECT

Sedimentary rocks provide clues about:

Earth surface conditions at the time the sediment was depsoited

A)
temperate climates
B)
tropical climates
C)
polar climates
D)