Name at least one Sedimentary Rock (not mineral) that could form in the following depositional environments: Playa: [BLANK-1] Reef: [BLANK-2] Desert dunes: [BLANK-3] Swamp: [BLANK-4] River Channel: [BLANK-5]

Name one thing or topic covered in this section of the course that you found interesting, and tell me why.

You are weaning your ventilator patient in the ICU. The physician has requested that you assess the VD/VT ratio when evaluating the patient’s readiness to wean. What information would need to be collected to calculate this ratio?

The number of seismograph records needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake through triangulation is:

The place on the Earth’s surface above the spot on a fault which generates an earthquake is called the ___________.

IMG_3170.jpg   What is the name of this rock? [BLANK-1] What is its composition? [BLANK-2] What is its texture? [BLANK-3] What is its cooling speed, fast, slow, or variable? [BLANK-4]

Clast SizeClast ShapeClast SortingColorOtherRock NameClayRoundedWellAnyLaminated / layered;may contain fossilsShaleSiltRoundedWellAnyBreaks into blocks; fine but visible grains; feels like fine-grained sandpaperSiltstoneSandVariousModerate/poorRed/pink/rust>25% K feldspar with some large clastsArkose (sandstone)SandRoundedWellBanded layersVarious color bands; cross-bedding may be presentBanded sandstoneSandRoundedWellAnyHomogeneous color; color representative of mineral contentSandstonePebbleRoundedPoorAnyRound clasts in fine-grained matrixConglomeratePebbleAngularPoorAnyAngular clasts in fine-grained matrixBrecciaOriginDescriptionRock NameMicrocrystalline calciteMicrocrystalline mass that contains many pores, some large, and/or layeringTravertineHaliteSalty taste; feels greasy; large mass or small pieces of halite crystalsRock saltMicrocrystalline quartzMay have conchoidal fracture and, as with quartz, can scratch glass; various colors, including red (jasper) and black (flint)ChertOriginDescriptionRock NamePlantsDull luster, dark brown or black; fragments of fossilized plants may be visible; very brittleLignite coalLayered; distinctly black with shiny sections;somewhat brittleBituminous coalShellsNumerous fossilized shell fragments; may be parts or whole fossilsShelly limestoneCrinoidsWhole, round and fragments of fossilized crinoids;crinoid stems appear as circles in cross-sectionEncrinal limestoneCoccolithsMicrofossils; white, earthy rock composed ofcoccoliths (made of calcite – CaCO3)Chalk

What is the name of the rock? [BLANK-1] What is a possible depositional environment? [BLANK-2] IMG_9121a.jpg

What is the name of this rock? [BLANK-1] What is a possible depositional environment? [BLANK-2] IMG_9061a.jpg

What is the name of the rock? [BLANK-1] What is a possible depositional environment? [BLANK-2] IMG_9096a.jpg