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Cards in this guide (15)
Minerals that contain the elements silicon and oxygen are called

These are the building blocks of silicates.

The increase in temperature with depth in the Earth is called the geothermal

gradient

What type of chemical weathering is caused when rocks sit in a pool of saltwater

Solution weathering occurs when rocks sit in a pool of saltwater.

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary structure Ripple marks Magma emplacement Mud cracks or Cross beds

Magma emplacements or Batholith are not sedimentary structures.

What do only the most violent volcanic eruptions feature

Only the most violent volcanic eruptions feature a pyroclastic flow.

Faulting and folding are both types of

deformation

What igneous rocks form on or very near Earth's surface

extrusive

Continental deposit of gravel and sand

Alluvial fan

Loss of edges on sediment grains

Grain Roundness

What type of weathering creates caves or caverns

Chemical Weathering .

Stratification of sediments and rocks

Layering

What depositional environments is coal formed in

A swamp

What is the terms listed below are sediment transporting agents except

Stratification

All of the following are ways sedimentary form except

Lava cooling

Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

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