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Section 2 - 3 in Marine Science
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1
Sea salt is this type of sediment
cosmogenous
biogenous
hydrogenous
lithogenous
2
Most of the lithogenous sediment is this material
shells
rocks
silicon
quartz
3
Coccolithophores are ____
like foraminiferans
calcareous
siliceous
diatomaceous
4
Which ocean has the most hydrogenous sediment?
arctic
pacific
atlantic
indian
5
A manganese nodule is
none of the above
hydrogenous
biogenous
cosmogenous
6
Some biogenous sediment can....
accumulate to great depths
has a certain compensation depth
all of the above
can dissolve into the water
7
Which problem is associated with the harvesting of manganese nodules?
sharks
poor equipment
horrific waves
very deep water
8
A classic use for ocean sediments is for petroleum.
True
False
9
If you are checking sand samples, you can use the term "extremely well-rounded".
true
false
10
Breakup of exposed rock is known as
transportation
weathering
deposition
none of these
11
A tektite comes from
a large fish
outer space
a glacier
a river
12
This sample is very angular.
false
true
13
Oozes mean that the sediments have more than ___test material.
75
10
30
50
14
Neritic is to nearshore as ____ is to offshore
pelagic
nekton
abyss
faritic
15
A synonym for shell material is ___
ridges
calcium deposits
tests
valves
16
Which of the following is the most plentiful?
lithogenous
cosmogenous
biogenous
hydrogenous
17
The name of a famous drilling ship is the ____
AZZAM
Topex Poseiden
JOIDES
Tiros
18
To gather sediments in MID water, a scientist would use a
all of the above
auger drill
clam shell grabber
sediment trap
19
Chalk is mainly
abyssal deposits
a calcareous sediment
cosmogenous sediments
a lithogenous sediment
20
A diatom is a plant.
false
true
21
Which is the siliceous sediment?
none of these
foraminiferans
coccolithophores
radiolarians
22
Layers of sediment tells the scientist about current fish populations.
false
true
23
Pteropods are small swimming snails.
True
False
24
Marine Snow is mainly this type of sediment
biogenous
cosmogenous
lithogenous
hydrogenous
25
Layers of the ocean sediment tell us about cataclysmic events like a flood.
false
true
