Sediments/Sedimentology/Quiz

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Quiz
{Yes or No, Sedimentary rocks can occur before sediments are made. + Yes - No
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{Yes or No, Igneous rocks can occur before sediments are made. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: Match up the form or type of sediment with the effect: morainic drift - A glacial till - B landslide - C lahar - D alluvium - E loess - F { D (i) }. { B (i) }. { F (i) }. { A (i) }. { E (i) } { C (i) }.
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{True or False, An accumulation of surface sediment formed between a subducting oceanic crustal plate and a continental tectonic plate, as it is scraped from off the top of the oceanic crustal plate is called an accretionary wedge. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Characteristics of glacial till are? + mixture + clay + sand + pebbles + boulders - trench
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{True or False, The formation of sedimentary rock is called lithogenesis. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Fine-grained, silt-size sediment formed by the mechanical erosion of bedrock at the base and sides of a glacier by moving ice is called? { rock flour (i) }
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{Yes or No, Sediments can occur before sedimentary rocks are made. + Yes - No
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{Yes or No, Metamorphic rocks can occur before sediments are made. + Yes - No
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{Yes or No, Volcanic rocks can occur before sediments are made. + Yes - No
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Hypotheses

 * 1) When the Earth began to form it was an agglomeration of sediments.