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1. Calcareous ooze is an example of ____. (1 point)
terrigenous sediment
biogenous sediment
hydrogenous sediment
both terrigenous sediment and biogenous sediment
2. Manganese nodules are an example of ____. (1 point)
terrigenous sediment
biogenous sediment
hydrogenous sediment
oil products
3. What type of sediment forms from minerals that crystallize from seawater? (1 point)
siliceous ooze
biogenous sediment
hydrogenous sediment
terrigenous sediment
4. How much of the world’s oil production currently comes from offshore regions? (1 point)
10 percent
30 percent
50 percent
75 percent
5. Heat from Earth’s interior and pressure from overlying rock transform the remains of marine sediments into ____. (1 point)
oil and natural gas
salt
manganese nodules
sand and gravel
6. What is one disadvantage of using gas hydrates? (1 point)
They are expensive to mine.
They are scarce.
They are located in very cold regions.
They rapidly break down at surface temperatures and pressures.
7. Which of the following is NOT an ocean resource? (1 point)
sand
common table salt
natural gas
silver
8. When seawater evaporates, the concentration of salts increases until which of the following occurs? (1 point)
the salts float
the salts precipitate out of solution
the salts condense
none of the above
terrigenous sediment
biogenous sediment
hydrogenous sediment
both terrigenous sediment and biogenous sediment
2. Manganese nodules are an example of ____. (1 point)
terrigenous sediment
biogenous sediment
hydrogenous sediment
oil products
3. What type of sediment forms from minerals that crystallize from seawater? (1 point)
siliceous ooze
biogenous sediment
hydrogenous sediment
terrigenous sediment
4. How much of the world’s oil production currently comes from offshore regions? (1 point)
10 percent
30 percent
50 percent
75 percent
5. Heat from Earth’s interior and pressure from overlying rock transform the remains of marine sediments into ____. (1 point)
oil and natural gas
salt
manganese nodules
sand and gravel
6. What is one disadvantage of using gas hydrates? (1 point)
They are expensive to mine.
They are scarce.
They are located in very cold regions.
They rapidly break down at surface temperatures and pressures.
7. Which of the following is NOT an ocean resource? (1 point)
sand
common table salt
natural gas
silver
8. When seawater evaporates, the concentration of salts increases until which of the following occurs? (1 point)
the salts float
the salts precipitate out of solution
the salts condense
none of the above