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Question 1

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This rock sample is:

  

mafic

   

felsic

 

 

Question 2

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This rock was formed under what conditions?

  

extrusive

   

intrusive

 

 

Question 3

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This rock sample is:

https://flexiblelearning.auckland.ac.nz/rocks_minerals/rocks/images/rhyolite3.jpg

  

felsic

   

mafic

 

 

Question 4

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This rock was formed under what conditions?

 

https://flexiblelearning.auckland.ac.nz/rocks_minerals/rocks/images/rhyolite3.jpg

  

extrusive

   

intrusive

 

 

Question 5

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This rock sample is:

https://blogs-images.forbes.com/trevornace/files/2016/06/black-white-granite-countertops-1200x833.jpg?width=960

  

felsic

   

mafic

 

 

Question 6

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This rock sample was formed under what conditions?

https://blogs-images.forbes.com/trevornace/files/2016/06/black-white-granite-countertops-1200x833.jpg?width=960

  

intrusive

   

extrusive

 

 

Question 7

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This rock sample is:

  

extrusive

   

intrusive

 

 

Question 8

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This rock sample was formed under what conditions?

  

mafic

   

felsic

 

 

Question 9

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The rock in Sample 3, this is the same as from the questions above, is from mountains of Yosemite, which have an approximate elevation of 10,000 ft. Explain the formation of this rock and the significance of finding this rock type at that elevation.

https://blogs-images.forbes.com/trevornace/files/2016/06/black-white-granite-countertops-1200x833.jpg?width=960

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Question 10

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Write in the name of the appropriate rock, rock category, or rock term.  You should consult your notes and the textbook. Rock categories are defined as the three basic categories of rocks that comprise the rock cycle.  Several different examples of rocks were discussed in class.  Rock terms are words that are used to describe different characteristics of rocks. 

Which category of rock is a primary type and involves rocks cooled from molten rock?

 

 

  

igneous

   

metamorphic

   

sedimentary

 

clastic