What mainly causes agents of transport, like wind or water, to deposit sediment? 

A line of shallow earthquakes with little or no volcanism is likely evidence of what type of plate boundary?

The most stable mineral when it comes to weathering is

 The observation that “23% of the sandstone is composed of the mineral quartz” is best characterized as a ________ observation.

In order to preserve the sediment it must first be

What percent of the additional heat caused by human activities is being absorbed by the oceans?

Which of these would likely produce the most reliable absolute age of its formation from radiometric dating techniques? 

Which plate boundary has the largest and deepest earthquakes?

If you find a rock with distinct foliation, how was this rock metamorphosed? 

How can you easily distinguish between quartzite and marble using only what you normally carry with you on a hike?