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

gradient

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 type of sedimentary rocks form from the breakdown of larger rocks

Clastic

Is when original grain sizes are obliterated so grains become uniform and larger

Recrystallization

What depositional environments is coal formed in

A swamp

Is the following is an intrusive igneous body Pyroclast Lava Flow Lahar Batholith

Batholith is an intrusive igneous body.

What is an important characteristic of an index fossil apex

It must have lived for a short geologic period of time.

What is the terms listed below are sediment transporting agents except

Stratification

When rocks grind and squeeze past each other what metamorphism can occur.

Regional

What caused disappearance of land bridges

Shrinking of the polar ice caps

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
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