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
Which of these can determine the size of grains in igneous rocks? Amount of rare minerals Distance from a plate boundary Size of the volcano Cooling rate of molten rock
Which two of the following best describe what events led to ore deposits in the Earth. A Hydrothermal activities B Rain shadow effects Solar eruptions D Tidal waves E Volcanoes
Largest East Asian country by land area? A) Mongolia B) Japan C) China D) South Korea
Climatic regions are classified according to temperature and __ Which phrase best completes the sentence? altitude ocean currents distance from bodies of water precipitation
Which location has the trail Mary Jane Falls? Red Rock Lake Mead Mount Charleston
Scientists use the rock cycle to describe the processes by which - all different types of fossils were transformed into rock one type of rock can be changed into another type of rock tectonic plates shift around the earth's surface mineral crystals and compositions are identified
Off the coast of Belize lies the world's second largest: A) Barrier reef B) Mountain range C) Canyon D) Salt flat
$4$ Explain why the age of a fault is younger than the rocks in which it is found?
ver the questions using the posted (PDF) lectures and your in-class notes. Question 4 A volcanic mudflow is called a __ $\square $ 1 pts
The youngest seafloor rocks are found: underneath the continents evenly distributed throughout the ocean nearest to the mid -ocean ridges nearest to the continental shelves where the ocean is the flattest
