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Question 11

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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. 

What is the parent rock of marble?

 

 

  

limestone

   

shale

   

igneous

   

sandstone

   

quartzite

 

 

Question 12

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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 secondary rock type and consists of rocks that were altered from a previous state by heat and/or pressure?

 

 

  

metamorphic

   

sedimentary

   

igneous

   

strata

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 13

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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 rock is can be composed of the shell of formerly living sea organisms or have been made from chemical precipitation?

 

 

 

 

 

  

limestone

   

bituminous coal

   

salt

   

quartzite

   

igneous

 

 

Question 14

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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 rock is composed of formerly living plants?

 

 

 

 

 

  

coal

   

limestone

   

salt

   

slate

   

granite

 

 

Question 15

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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 is the parent rock of slate?

 

 

 

 

 

  

shale

   

sandstone

   

limestone

   

rhyolite

   

schist

 

 

Question 16

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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 secondary rock type and consists of rocks that are made through the accumulation of stuff such as other rocks or organisms that get lithified?

 

 

 

 

 

  

sedimentary

   

igneous

   

metamorphic

   

gneiss

   

strata

 

 

Question 17

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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.

What is the term for low grade altered rock?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

schist

   

gneiss

   

igneous

   

clastic

   

conglomerate

 

 

Question 18

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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.

What is the parent rock of quartzite?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

sandstone

   

shale

   

bituminous coal

   

gneiss

   

gabbro

 

 

Question 19

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Instructions:

Look at the world plate diagram below, then refer to your notes and the textbook to assist you in answering this question.

 

Question:

Explain the source of the energy that leads to plate movement.  Explain the mechanism of plate movement and describe how and why the plates move.  Make sure to refer to the layer of the Earth in which this mechanism located.

 

 

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Question 20

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Instructions:

Refer to your notes and the textbook to assist you in answering this question.

 

Question:

What are two key differences between the composition of the continents and the ocean basins? Describe in detail.

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Question 21

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Instructions:

Refer to your notes and the textbook to assist you in answering this question.

Question:

When a continental plate and an oceanic plate converge/collide, what happens?  Why?  Hint: look at previous questions.  What is this process called?

 

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Question 22

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Instructions:

Look at the world plate diagram below, then refer to your notes and the textbook to assist you in answering this question.

 

Question:

The Himalayas are the result of which of the three kinds of plate interactions continent-to-continent convergence ?  Name the plates involved Indo-Australian & Eurasian .

 

 

 

 

Question 23

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Instructions:

Look at the world plate diagram below, then refer to your notes and the textbook to assist you in answering this question.

 

Question:

The San Andreas fault is the result of which of the three kinds of plate boundary transform ?  Name the plates involved Pacific & North American .

 

 

 

Question 24

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Instructions:

Look at the world plate diagram below, then refer to your notes and the textbook to assist you in answering this question.

 

Question:

What is perhaps the most famous example of plate diverging?  It occurs in what specific place in the world? 

Your Answer: