Geology 001 - Physical Geology » Summer 2021 » Chapter 5 Quiz

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Question #1
Which property of water is most useful to chemical weathering?
A.   Adhesion
B.   High boiling point
C.   Cohesion
D.   Less dense when solid
E.   Universal solvent
Question #2
How do chemical and mechanical weathering work together to create sediment?
A.   Chemical weathering adds speed to mechanical weathering
B.   Mechanical weathering adds strength to chemical weathering
C.   Chemical weathering adds strength to mechanical weathering
D.   Chemical weathering creates surfaces for mechanical weathering to take place
E.   Mechanical weathering creates surfaces for chemical weathering to take place
Question #3
Which is the correct order of grain sizes from smallest to largest for clastic (detrital) sedimentary rocks?
A.   boulder, clay, silt, cobble, pebble, sand
B.   silt, sand, clay, boulder, pebble, cobble
C.   pebble, silt, boulder, cobble, sand, clay
D.   clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble, boulder
E.   sand, silt, clay, pebble, cobble, boulder
Question #4
Which of these indicate changing water conditions, from wet to dry?
A.   Geopetal structures
B.   Ripples
C.   Raindrop impressions
D.   Mudcracks
E.   Sole marks
Question #5
A bed with a mix of sandstone and conglomerate sedimentary rocks with ripple marks, cross beds, and/or fresh-water microfossils likely formed in which depositional environment?
A.   Alluvial
B.   Upper shoreface
C.   Lower shoreface
D.   Fluvial
E.   Lagoonal

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