ERSC5012 Sequence Stratigraphy

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What is the primary environment considered in fluvial sequence stratigraphy?

Marine environments

Delta plain environments

Environments landward of the shoreline (correct)

Coastal plain environments

What signals can be recorded in updip (nonmarine) sections of stratigraphic sequences?

Only climatic signals

Only RSL changes

RSL changes, climatic and tectonic signals (correct)

Only tectonic signals

What is the term for the process of shoreline migration in a marine environment?

Regression

Transgression (correct)

Inlet formation

Progradation

What type of sequence stratigraphy is focused on environments influenced by glaciers?

Glaciogenic sequence stratigraphy Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of shoreline migration in a marine environment, resulting in the formation of a shallower marine environment?

Progradation Signup and view all the answers

What controls the formation of stratigraphic sequences in the nonmarine realm?

Both downstream and upstream control Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of shallow marine sequence stratigraphy?

Environments seaward of the shoreline Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a narrow, winding watercourse that connects a sea to a lagoon or a lake?

Inlet Signup and view all the answers

What type of sequence stratigraphy is focused on environments influenced by carbonate-rich sediments?

Carbonate sequence stratigraphy Signup and view all the answers

What is the general term for the study of stratigraphic sequences?

Sequence Stratigraphy Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary environment considered in fluvial sequence stratigraphy?

What signals can be recorded in updip (nonmarine) sections of stratigraphic sequences?

What is the term for the process of shoreline migration in a marine environment?

What type of sequence stratigraphy is focused on environments influenced by glaciers?

What is the term for the process of shoreline migration in a marine environment, resulting in the formation of a shallower marine environment?

What controls the formation of stratigraphic sequences in the nonmarine realm?

What is the primary focus of shallow marine sequence stratigraphy?

What is the term for a narrow, winding watercourse that connects a sea to a lagoon or a lake?

What type of sequence stratigraphy is focused on environments influenced by carbonate-rich sediments?

What is the general term for the study of stratigraphic sequences?

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