(Solved): 5. Sample I has the following characteristic: a. effervesces in dilute acid b. contains fossil shell ...

5. Sample I has the following characteristic:
a. effervesces in dilute acid
b. contains fossil shells and effervesces in dilute acid
c. contains sand-sized grains and scratches glass
d. does not contain grains and scratches glass
e. does not contain grains and can be scratched with a fingernail
f. consists of grains too small to see, giving it a smooth appearance
6. Sample I is composed of ___________.
a. clastic sediments the size of pebbles
b. clastic sediments the size of sand
c. calcite crystals
d. calcite shells
e. gypsum crystals
7. Sample J has the following characteristic:
a. effervesces in dilute acid
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b. contains fossil shells and effervesces in dilute acid
c. contains sand-sized grains and scratches glass
d. does not contain grains and scratches glass
e. does not contain grains and can be scratched with a fingernail
f. consists of grains too small to see, giving it a smooth appearance
8. The formation of Sample J includes:
a. Chemical weathering, transport of ions, precipitation of minerals, lithification
b. Mechanical weathering, transport of sediment, deposition of sediment, lithification
c. Chemical weathering, transport of ions, precipitation of minerals as shells by organisms,
deposition, lithification.
d. Crystal precipitation during the evaporation of water, such as in a drying lake bed.
9. Sample K has the following characteristic:
a. effervesces in dilute acid
b. contains fossil shells and effervesces in dilute acid
c. contains pebble-sized grains
d. does not contain grains and scratches glass
e. does not contain grains and can be scratched with a fingernail
f. consists of grains too small to see, giving it a smooth appearance
10. Closely examine the individual grains in Sample K. Which of the following is true about its
maturity?
a. It is mature because it contains a variety of different minerals.
b. It is immature because it is poorly sorted.
c. It is mature because it contains mostly rounded quartz grains.
d. It is mature because the grains are jagged.
11. Sample L has the following characteristic:
a. effervesces in dilute acid
b. contains fossil shells and effervesces in dilute acid
c. contains sand-sized grains and scratches glass
d. does not contain grains and scratches glass
e. does not contain grains and can be scratched with a fingernail
f. consists of grains too small to see, giving it a smooth appearance
12. The formation of Sample L includes:
a. Chemical weathering, transport of ions, precipitation of minerals, lithification
b. Mechanical weathering, transport of sediment, deposition of sediment, lithification
c. Chemical weathering, transport of ions, precipitation of minerals as shells by organisms,
deposition, lithification.
d. Crystal precipitation during the evaporation of water, such as in a drying lake bed.
13. Sample G is:
a. rock gypsum
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b. chert
c. mudstone/shale
d. quartz sandstone
e. skeletal packstone/coquina
f. conglomerate
14. Sample H is:
a. rock gypsum
b. chert
c. mudstone/shale
d. quartz sandstone
e. skeletal packstone/coquina
f. conglomerate
15. Sample I is:
a. rock gypsum
b. chert
c. mudstone/shale
d. quartz sandstone
e. skeletal packstone/coquina
f. conglomerate
16. Sample J is:
a. rock gypsum
b. chert
c. mudstone/shale
d. quartz sandstone
e. skeletal packstone/coquina
f. conglomerate
17. Sample K is:
a. rock gypsum
b. chert
c. mudstone/shale
d. quartz sandstone
e. skeletal packstone/coquina
f. conglomerate
18. Sample L is:
a. rock gypsum
b. chert
c. mudstone/shale
d. quartz sandstone
e. skeletal packstone/coquina
f. conglomerate