1.Which type of characteristics might be the most useful for distinguishing betw

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1.Which type of characteristics might be the most useful for distinguishing between marine sediments and lacustrine sediments: cross-bedding, fossils, or grain size? Explain your answer.

2.Which sedimentary structure indicates than an environment is periodically dry? Give an example of an environment that would periodically alternate between wet and dry.

3.List three high energy environments.

4.List three high energy sedimentary structures. (Remember that sedimentary structures include more than just different kinds of bedding!)

5.List three low energy environments.

6.List three low energy sedimentary structures.

Explanation / Answer

here we can distinguishing between marine sediments and lacustrine sediments by fossils.

Because can only occure in marine sediments.
Fossils does not occure in lacustrine sediments.
If fossils present in sedimentary strata then it indicates ocean environment.

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