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Coarse grained diorite is most similar in mineral composition to fine grained

Diorite is the intrusive equivalent to the extrusive rock andesite.

What is it called when snow and ice come crashing down a slope

avalanche

What conditions make for a violent volcanic eruption

Magma with high silica content

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

gradient

Igneous rocks are classified based upon their what

Igneous rocks can be classified by their method of formation and by their mineralogy.

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.

A volcano that appears to be a large sunken depression is a

A caldera is the name for a large sunken depression on a volcano.

What occurs when two plates collide with enough force to break the crust

When two plates collide with enough force, faulting occurs, breaking the crust.

Faulting (Apex)

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 the terms listed below are sediment transporting agents except

Stratification

Is a type of physical weathering.

Frost wedging

Sediment composition in a clastic rock is determined by all of the following EXCEPT
The most common mineral group is broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesium and nonferromagnesium

Silicon and Oxygen

Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

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