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Use this sample examination to test your knowledge of concepts learned from Chapter 6 - THEN CALL
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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
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
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)
D)
Feedback: CORRECT!
7
INCORRECT
8
INCORRECT
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
11
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
14
INCORRECT
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
16
CORRECT
17
INCORRECT
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.
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INCORRECT
20
INCORRECT