Sedimentary Petrology
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The following quiz assumes that you have the background knowledge from GLGY 491. For additional questions specific to organisms, please check Geology 491 materials. Most concepts related to 491 class has been omitted from this quiz.
Attention: Application questions
Please be aware that you may come across difficult questions. They are usually not directly from one particular lecture but rather application of principles form several different lectures and labs. In this particular class, you are expected to solve this type of questions for the lecture/lab midterms and the finals. It is not my intention to make this quiz questions hard like a jackass.
Geology (GLGY 461-UCAL) Midterm
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Question 1 |
A | Open-water mud mounds |
B | Open-water supertidal flats |
C | Shallow internal platform biostromes |
D | Outer platform margin biostromes |
E | Platform slopes |
Question 2 |
A | Phosphorites |
B | Siliciclastic sandstones |
C | Limestones |
D | Siliciclastic mudstones |
E | Halites |
F | Dolostones |
Question 3 |
A | A. calcitic B. aragonitic |
B | A. aragonitic B. calcitic |
C | A. calcitic B. siliceous |
D | A. siliceous B. calcitic |
E | A. colonial B. solitary |
Question 4 |
A | False, they were found in laminae, pillars and astrorhizae forms. |
B | False, they were found in mounded laminae forms. |
C | True |
Question 5 |
A | Yes it is a mineral. |
B | No, it is a synthetic material. |
C | No, it is only the chemical formula for a mineral. |
D | No, it is neither a mineral nor a valid chemical formula. |
Question 6 |
A | The process in which constituents were combined to form metamorphic rocks. |
B | The process in which rocks were cooled down after a burial process to from new rocks. |
C | The process in which constituents were broken down during the burial to form new minerals in the sediment. |
D | The process in which constituents were transported from the initial deposition location to a basin for burial. |
Question 7 |
A | Molluscs |
B | Echinoderms |
C | Foraminifera |
D | Brachiopods |
Question 8 |
A | Framestones |
B | Rudstones |
C | Bindstones |
D | Bafflestones |
E | Floatstones |
Question 9 |
A | Double-crystal system |
B | Multiple chemical elements within growth lines |
C | Cross-lamellar |
D | Foliation |
Question 10 |
A | Overlap of 1-st and 2-nd Order lamellae. |
B | Due to their orientation to the cut surface of the thin section. |
C | Longitudinal deformation due to stresses during sedimentation. |
D | Foliation grade differences during each growth cycle. |
E | Changes in chemical composition during each growth cycle. |
Question 11 |
A | Composite prismatic structures |
B | Foliated structures |
C | Single crystal structures |
D | Fascicular fibrous structures |
Question 12 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 13 |
A | Pore/void space: the 1-st Order structures have less void space. |
B | Shape and size; the 2-st Order structures are larger. |
C | Shape and size; the 1-st Order structures are larger. |
D | Pattern of the cross; the 2-st Order structures V-shaped. |
E | Pattern of the cross; the 1-st Order structures V-shaped. |
F | Pore/void space: the 2-st Order structures have less void space. |
Question 14 |
A | Homogeneous prismatic structures with no deformation. Hint: Nope; this is mostly for forminifera and molluscs. |
B | Several layers of foliated or normal prismatic structures. |
C | At lest two layers with 1-st and 2-nd Order aragonitic crossed-lamellar layers. Hint: Nope; this is for molluscus. |
D | At least two layers of non-deformed single crystal structures. Hint: Nope; this is mostly for echinoderms. |
E | Several layers of complex and composite prismatic structures. Hint: Nope; this is for molluscus ONLY. |
Question 15 |
A | Change in temperature only. |
B | Change in temperature and pressure. |
C | Change in abundance of organisms in a micro-region. |
D | Change in abundance of chemicals. |
E | Change in abundance of organisms in a macro-region. |
F | Change in the rate at which the burial of sediments occurs. |
Question 16 |
A | Platform slopes |
B | Open-water mud mounds |
C | Shallow internal platform biostromes |
D | Outer platform margin bioherms |
E | Supertidal flats |
Question 17 |
A | It is often used for pleobilogical stratigraphic analysis. |
B | It is an ideal model of platform environment that will work for most areas of Earth. |
C | It was first published in 1975 by Wilson. |
D | It dose not consider effects of sea level changes or climate controls. |
Question 18 |
A | Common lithofacies and biological characteristics. |
B | Nature of the tidal flat, lagoonal faces, shallow ramp and deep shelf ramp. |
C | Common lithofacies. |
D | Variations in the global biological and lithological diversity. |
E | Depositional setting, sediment type, biota and common lithofacies. |
Question 19 |
A | I. Hermatypic II. Ahermatypic |
B | I. Brain II. Hexacorallia Hint: Both are reef builders. |
C | I. Ahermatypic II. Hermatypic |
D | I. Hexacorallia II. Brain Hint: Both are reef builders. |
E | I. Rugose II. Brain |
Question 20 |
A | Between 150 m and 200 m |
B | Around 300 m |
C | Around 200 m |
D | Below 100 m |
E | Between 200 m and 300 m |
Question 21 |
A | True |
B | False; they are solitary organisms. |
C | False; they are an extinct class of organisms. |
Question 22 |
A | Deep Basin Facies |
B | Lagoonal Facies |
C | Shallow Ramp Facies |
D | Deep Tidal Flat Facies |
E | Deep Shelf Facies |
Question 23 |
A | low energy reef/ramp environments. |
B | high energy slope environments. |
C | high energy deep tidal environments. |
D | low energy shallow tidal environments. |
Question 24 |
A | In-situ formation |
B | Alteration of grains |
C | Biotic |
D | Reworked lithofied clasts |
Question 25 |
A | Presence of bio-chemicals and organic matter. |
B | Large pour spaces caused by entrapment of gaseous substance. |
C | Large volume of spherical/sub-spherical shaped peloids. |
D | Presence of destructive micritization. |
E | Large volume of elongated peloids. |
Question 26 |
A | very high energy environment. |
B | Presence of biotic peloids as opposed to other types. |
C | very low energy environment. |
D | high global biological activities due to abundance in nutrients. Hint: Think again; usually "abundance of peloidal rocks" found in specific areas in specific geologic time. |
E | high local biological activities due to abundance in nutrients. |
Question 27 |
A | False; because it is an indication of reworked lithofied clasts of carbonates origin. |
B | False; because it is an indication of altered grains forming micritized peloids. |
C | True |
D | False; because it is an indication of in-situ formations. |
Question 28 |
A | cyanobacterial destruction. |
B | constructive micritization. |
C | microborings. |
D | destructive micritization. |
Question 29 |
A | Ooids with very thin cortex. |
B | Thin cortex very thick cortex and innumerable layers. |
C | Thin cortex very thin cortex and 2-4 counted layers. |
D | Thin cortex very thin cortex and 1-3 counted layers. |
E | Ooids with very thick cortex. |
Question 30 |
A | Presence of nuclei and supersaturated water with respect to calcite. |
B | Bottom agitation, presence of nuclei and grain degradation. |
C | Presence of nuclei and undersaturated water with respect to calcite. |
D | Usually have a nuclei. |
Question 31 |
A | at the peak of the crest (peak) of the dunes. |
B | at the asymmetric surfaces. |
C | at the trough of the dunes. |
D | along the troughs of parabolic bars. |
E | at the points of flow convergence. |
Question 32 |
A | Green algae are adapted to deeper water environments and they absorbs red light. |
B | Blue algae are adapted to deeper water environments and they absorbs red light. |
C | Green algae are adapted to deeper water environments and they absorbs blue light. |
D | Blue algae are adapted to deeper water environments and they absorbs blue light. |
E | Red algae are adapted to deeper water environments and they absorbs blue light. |
F | Red algae are adapted to deeper water environments and they absorbs red light. |
G | Green algae are adapted to shallow water environments and they absorbs yellow light. |
Question 33 |
A | ...adapted to deep water environments. |
B | ...exclusive to fresh water environments. |
C | ....exclusive to marine water environments. |
D | ...were exclusive to fresh water environments during Carboniferous and modern day they are exclusive to marine water environments. |
E | ...most abundant in shallow, protected environments. |
Question 34 |
A | Blue |
B | Green |
C | Red |
D | All types (Green, Blue and Red) |
Question 35 |
A | They are important sediment produces and reef builders. |
B | They can be in several depositional settings such as marine, fresh-brackish water ponds, tidal flats and shallow sandy bottoms. |
C | They are very important for economic resources such as diamond and gold ores. |
D | This group includes both benthic and planktonic organisms that have the ability to photosynthesize. |
E | Some of them are capable of secreting or depositing carbonate around their body. |
Question 36 |
A | Chrysophyta |
B | Cynaophyta |
C | Rhodophyta |
D | Chlorophyta |
Question 37 |
A | Green algae |
B | Yellow algae |
C | Blue algae |
D | Red algae |
Question 38 |
A | Open marine bay shelf lagoons |
B | Open marines |
C | Reef fronts |
D | Restricted marine bays and lagoons |
E | Tidal flats |
Question 39 |
A | I. cortex II. medulla |
B | I. spinal core II. external core |
C | I. medulla II. cortex |
D | I. central core II. outer core |
Question 40 |
A | Cenozoic |
B | Cretaceous |
C | Ediacaran |
D | Carboniferous |
E | Paleozoic |
Question 41 |
A | High energy water currents |
B | Sunlight and availability of calcareous fluids |
C | Sunlight and moisture |
D | Sunlight and high energy water currents |
E | Sunlight |
Question 42 |
A | Large portion of the mixing zone is in the marine diagenetic area. |
B | CCD or carbon compensation depth is the depth in which the calcite start to become unstable. Hint: Nope; that would be Lysoclines |
C | Sediments could undergo marine diagenesis as long as water is present. |
D | The partial pressure of CO2 is very high at shallow depths; leads to good cementation. |
E | The best cementation processes occurs at shallow waters such as at the shelf or slopes. |
Question 43 |
A | I. Yellow II. green |
B | I. Green
II. red |
C | I. Red II. green |
D | I. Blue II. green |
Question 44 |
A | zoecias. |
B | lamination. |
C | layering. |
D | alternating sediment-organic matter layers. |
E | pillars. |
Question 45 |
A | True |
B | False |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. Rudi Meyer during Winter 2014.
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