Cards in this guide (15)
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.
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.
The first two steps in the lithification process are
compaction and cementation.
Which feature of sedimentary rock is measured by the Wentworth scale of grain size
Once rock reaches a depth of about it may melt
What is a sediment transporting agent
What depositional environments is coal formed in
Which of the following dod not occur during the Cenozoic era
Several periods of mass extinction
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 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
What type of rock can only form below earths surface
Which of the following is an intrusive ingenues rock
Which is not an environmental consequence of nuclear energy