Discuss why the analysis of sedimentary environments is important in the study of historical

geology. Provide some examples of how sedimentary rocks can indicate specific environments
of deposition. What will be an ideal response?


Sedimentary rocks preserve evidence of the surface processes responsible for deposition. Many
sedimentary rocks contain fossils that represent animals that only lived in specific environments.
Geologists use sedimentary rocks to reconstruct these past environments. A good example of a
sedimentary structure that can be used in environmental determination is the graded bed. These
beds commonly are formed by turbidity currents in relatively deep water.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The total global population is about ?.? billion

What percentage of the world’s population does not have access to a reliable source of fresh, clean water? What will be an ideal response?

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Which is not a cause of rising and falling shorelines?

A) creation of seafloor at mid-ocean ridges B) local uplift of crust C) melting of continental glacial ice D) earthquakes along the San Andreas fault

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The thickest crust is found:a

beneath mountains. b. at the old stable portions of the continents. c. at the continental margins. d. at the old stable portions of the ocean basins. e. at the mid-oceanic ridge spreading centers.

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