Cards in this guide (19)
Which is a metamorphic process
The metamorphic process is the conversion of one mineral into
another through heat and pressure over time. The metamorphic
process is the conversion of one mineral into another through heat
and pressure over time.
The most common mineral group contains minerals
Silicates are the most common mineral group.
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.
If a rock has bands of light and dark layers it is
It could be foliated metamorphic rock or sedimentary rock,
depending on its mineral makeup and method of formation.
In addition to plate tectonics what is the other main driving force of the rock cycle
Once rock reaches a depth of about it may melt
What type of rocks form when magma cools below earths surface
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of what
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of
erosion.
The geothermal is about 25C for every 1km of depth below Earths surface
Is the following is an intrusive igneous body Pyroclast Lava Flow Lahar Batholith
Batholith is an intrusive igneous body.
What type of rock forms most often near active volcano
What is an important characteristic of an index fossil apex
It must have lived for a short geologic period of time.
What kind of igneous rock form on or near the earths surface
through volcanoes, lava comes out and when it cools it turns
into igneous rock.
What is the terms listed below are sediment transporting agents except
Which of the following is not a metamorphic agent
Force of Hurricane winds
Glacial meltwater
Sediment composition in a clastic rock is determined by all of the following EXCEPT
All of the following are ways sedimentary form except
What Match each term to its best definition
What type of rock can be either foilated or non-foliated
