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.   Universal solvent
B.   Adhesion
C.   High boiling point
D.   Less dense when solid
E.   Cohesion
Question #2
How do chemical and mechanical weathering work together to create sediment?
A.   Chemical weathering adds strength to mechanical weathering
B.   Chemical weathering creates surfaces for mechanical weathering to take place
C.   Mechanical weathering creates surfaces for chemical weathering to take place
D.   Chemical weathering adds speed to mechanical weathering
E.   Mechanical weathering adds strength to chemical weathering
Question #3
Which is the correct order of grain sizes from smallest to largest for clastic (detrital) sedimentary rocks?
A.   sand, silt, clay, pebble, cobble, boulder
B.   clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble, boulder
C.   boulder, clay, silt, cobble, pebble, sand
D.   silt, sand, clay, boulder, pebble, cobble
E.   pebble, silt, boulder, cobble, sand, clay
Question #4
Which of these indicate changing water conditions, from wet to dry?
A.   Mudcracks
B.   Geopetal structures
C.   Sole marks
D.   Raindrop impressions
E.   Ripples
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.   Lower shoreface
B.   Fluvial
C.   Lagoonal
D.   Alluvial
E.   Upper shoreface

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