How are plate tectonics and sediment deposition linked?
What will be an ideal response?
Tectonics creates a basin, and the sediments that infill the basin reveal relative tectonic activity of adjacent regions. For example, deposition of coarse volcanic grains indicates a recently formed steep-sided volcanic arc.
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A) any surface material that is solid rock B) any surface material that is not solid rock C) the medium for plant growth D) the upper layer disturbed by tools for crop cultivation
Name a sedimentary rock that will sequester CO2 in the geosphere
A) Conglomerate B) Shale C) Rock salt D) Limestone
The relationship between the protistan zooxanthellae and the polyps of reef-building corals is best described as a/an ________
A) facultative ectoparasitism B) facultative commensalism C) obligate endoparasitism D) mutualistic symbiosis E) obligate commensalism
Sedimentary rocks include
A. chemical precipitates (halite, gypsum). B. organically precipitated components cemented together (shells cemented to form limestone). C. organically formed materials compressed together (partially decomposed plant material formed into lignite or coal). D. pieces of other rocks cemented together (sandstone, shale). E. All of the choices are correct.