ocean 4
What is the average CCD depth below sea level? 450 meters 4500 meters 100 meters 10,000 meters
4500 meters
Abyssal clay is sometimes referred to as ________. black clay white clay red clay brown clay
red clay
Manganese nodules are an example of ________. Hydrogenous sediment Lithogenous sediment Cosmogenous sediment Biogenous sediment
Hydrogenous sediment
Volcanic ash is considered to be which type of marine sediment? Hydrogenous Lithogenous Biogenous Cosmogenous
Lithogenous
Which type of marine sediments begin as rocks on continents or islands? Biogenous Lithogenous Hydrogenous Cosmogenous
Lithogenous
Abyssal clay is an example of which of the following sediment types? Lithogenous sediment Cosmogenous sediment Biogenous sediment Hydrogenous sediment
Lithogenous sediment
Terrigenous sediment is another name for which of the following? Lithogenous sediment Cosmogenous sediment Biogenous sediment Hydrogenous sediment
Lithogenous sediment
______ deposits are found on continental shelves and in shallow water near islands, whereas, ________ deposits are found in deep-ocean basins and are fine grained. Beach; continental shelf Continental shelf; beach Neritic; pelagic Pelagic; neritic
Neritic; pelagic
Which type of marine sediments include siliceous and calcareous oozes? Lithogenous Cosmogenous Hydrogenous Biogenous
Biogenous
Calcareous ooze is an example of which of the following sediment types? Hydrogenous sediment Cosmogenous sediment Lithogenous sediment Biogenous sediment
Biogenous sediment
What does CCD stand for? Calcium Carbonate Compensation Direction Calcium Carbonate Compensation Distance Calcium Carbonate Compensation Depth
Calcium Carbonate Compensation Depth
Which of the following has shells composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)? Select all that apply. Radiolaria Coccolithophores Foraminifera Diatoms
Coccolithophores Foraminifera
Which type of marine sediments include space dust and meteors? Hydrogenous Cosmogenous Lithogenous Biogenous
Cosmogenous
Which of the following has shells composed of silica (SiO2)? Select all that apply. Diatoms Foraminifera Coccolithophores Radiolaria
Diatoms Radiolaria
The most likely place to find abundant manganese nodules is on the ________. continental rise crest of a mid-ocean ridge continental shelf abyssal plain far from a continent
abyssal plain far from a continent
Which of the following sediments are found under areas of upwelling or high productivity? siliceous oozes calcareous oozes abyssal clays
siliceous oozes
The particles found in some sediment that suggests that an extraterrestrial impact event are ________. oozes clays tektites silt
tektites
