Chapter 7 Concept1)Lithifies is defined as ______. Get answer to your question and much more 3)Sedimentary environments on land, although different from those in the ocean, are all thesame. Get answer to your question and much more 4) The adjective _______ refers to the processes and sediment of streams and rivers. Get answer to your question and much more 5) What is the most likely location for a lagoon? Get answer to your question and much more 6)When we say that sediment lithifies, we mean that it ______. Get answer to your question and much more 7) The major portion of modern reefs are created by________ which are marine animals andcolonial in nature. Get answer to your question and much more 8) Soil or sediment is created in ______ environments, transported by ______ and generallydeposited in floodplains, lakes or oceans. Get answer to your question and much more 9)Sedimentary environments on land differ because of variations in ______. Get answer to your question and much more 10) Long, narrow islands composed mainly of sand that rise out of coastal waters are_____islands. Get answer to your question and much more 11) Fluvial refers to ______. Get answer to your question and much more 12) Sedimentary clasts (pieces of other rocks) are formed by ______. Get answer to your question and much more transport13) A nearshore water that is sheltered from wave action by a reef or islands will form a(n)_____ Get answer to your question and much more 14) True or false: Clastic sedimentary rocks are usually comprised of sediment that comesmainly from other locations. Get answer to your question and much more 15)In warm, shallow, marine environments, corals and other marine life typically construct_______. Get answer to your question and much more 16) Earth materials that are soluble in water or react to a weak acid commonly have what typeof appearance? Get answer to your question and much more 17) As boulders are moved downstream and weathering breaks them into smaller clasts, theyfirst become cobbles, then pebbles, and finally________ or smaller particles. Get answer to your question and much more 18)Shallow coastal accumulations of sand that rise above the sea as long, narrowislands are called ______. Get answer to your question and much more 19) Loose fragments of rocks and minerals are referred to as ______. Get answer to your question and much more 20) Sediment is often formed from ions in solution. The ions are______ by inorganic chemicalreactions or biological activity (e.g., corals). Get answer to your question and much more 21)Sedimentary rocks are usually comprised of material that comes primarily from ______. Get answer to your question and much more 22)The primary characteristic used to classify clastic sedimentary rocks is the_____ of theclasts. Get answer to your question and much more 23) Rocks rich in what mineral tend to have a poor solubility during weathering? Get answer to your question and much more 24) The effect of transportation on a pebble's particle size is best summarized by whichstatement? Get answer to your question and much more 25)Identify the factors that strongly influence the size, shape, and/or sorting of sedimentaryclasts. Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document End of preview. Want to read all 10 pages? Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document |
A very well-sorted sandstone with large-scale cross bedding indicates the sand was likely
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