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What type of rock forms due to heating and cooling

igneous rock is formed by heating and cooling.

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.

If metamorphism occurs due to heat generated by magma it is called metamorphism

Contact metamorphism

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 rocks form when lava cools after a volcanic eruption

Extrusive igneous rocks

What does the metamorphic grade of a rock tell you

How high the temperature was during metamorphism

Once rock reaches a depth of about it may melt

50 km

Which satellite was launched recently by NASA

The satellite which was launched recently by nasa is terra.

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

gradient

All of the following are ways in which sedimentary rocks form execpt

lava cooling

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

Batholith is an intrusive igneous body.

Is erosion a form of abrasion

no abrasion is a form of erosion

What is the terms listed below are sediment transporting agents except

Stratification

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
Lithification is a

forming sedimentary rock.

What type of rock can be either foilated or non-foliated

metamorphic

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