The four main classifications of marine sediment include:
A) lithogenous (terrigenous) sediment.
B) biogenous sediment.
C) hydrogenous sediment.
D) cosmogenous sediment.
E) All of the above.
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Q26: All of the following are lithogenous sediments
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Q28: The organisms that contribute to biogenous sediment
Q29: Calcium carbonate, phosphates, and manganese may precipitate
Q30: Sediments derived from pre-existing rocks on land
Q32: Radiolarian oozes typically form near the equator.
Q33: Sediments that are poorly sorted were most
Q34: Sediment that begins as rocks on continents
Q35: Macroscopic biogenous sediment is the most abundant
Q36: Calcium carbonate is most likely to dissolve
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