Which of the following igneous rock compositions contain mainly light colored minerals? ultramafic intermediate felsic mafic
What type of texture does a basalt have? Foliated Aphanetic Phaneretic Clastic
What type of rock forms from solidification of molten rock? Sedimentary Metamorphic Igneous Granite
What type of rock can you find fossils in? Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic All of the above
What type of depositional environment would you infer from the presence of coal? Beach River Channel Swamp/ Floodplain Glacier
What is an example of a mafic igneous rock? Granite Basalt Limestone Answers B and C
What can cause the eruption from a shield volcano to become explosive? A) Water accumulated in the vent B) Mantle plumes C) Subduction D) Caldera collapse
In which part of the United States are geothermal power plants found? a) Southwest b) Northeast c) Upper Midwest d) East Coast
Localization 1. In what direction was the power of localization most exact? Explain.
Question 8 of 41 The __ is responsible for Earth's magnetic field. A. crust B. core C. atmosphere D. mantle
Fill in the Blank Question Superposition helps us to determine that the lava flow is $\square $ than the underlying surface.
How does the physical geography of China affect where people live?
Compare and contrast a spring and neap tide. __
Isostasy refers to __ the accretion of crustal fragments during mountain building the process by which oceanic lithosphere descends into the mantle at a subduction zone the process by which mountains are formed the concept that rocks of the crust and upper mantle are floating in gravitational balance
Converging Continents Describe the three ways that tectonic plates interact along a convergent boundary Use details from the passages to help you with your answer. __
Sub-Saharan Africa has __ vegetation and climate type. tropical forest savanna desert all of them none of them
How are slow spreading centers (such as the Mid-Allantic Ridge) and fast spreading centers (such as the East Pacific.Rise) different from each other? Select all that apply Slow spreading centers are often characterized by a central swell; fast spreading centers have no such swell. Slow spreading centers tend to have developed rift valleys; fast spreading centers often lack rift valleys. Fast spreading centers have prominent ridges and rugged topography; slow spreading centers have rather smooth lopographies Slow spreading centers have prominent ridges and rugged topography; fast spreading centers have rather smooth topographies Fast spreading centers tend to have developed rift valleys; slow spreading centers often lack rift valleys
What happened to the Mississippi River during the strongest earthquake on February 7th, 1812? It overflowed its banks. It froze solid. It ran backwards. It dried up completely.
In the rock cycle sedimentary rock forms when rock is $\square $ crystallized into natural glass exposed to great temperature melted into liquid magma
We know that sand is always in motion and that most transport is parallel to shore. Describe the two mechanisms by which most littoral transport occurs. $\square $
