Batholith - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Latest Version Graded A+ volcano a weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc a string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate hot spot an area where mag...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...

GM Questions Exam 1 Test with Complete Answers Why is the monolith El Capitan in Yosemite National Park more resistant to erosion than other igneous plutons in the park? - Answer-El Capitan is unfractured. Ultramafic rocks contain __________ and are commonly found in __________. - Answer-olivine; mantle What is an accessory mineral? - Answer-A mineral that makes up a relatively small portion of the total rock composition Which of the following best describes the difference between gra...

DSST Test Questions The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called - hardness The breaking of a mineral along definite planes is called - cleavage The two most abundant elements in the earth's crust are - oxygen and silicon Which of the following internal crystalline structure of minerals does not have three axes at right angles to one another? - monoclinic Ore minerals contain - a useful metal or nonmetal that is easily extracted The two most important identifying c...

2 © OCR 2023 Section A You should spend a maximum of 30 minutes on this section. Write your answer to each question in the box provided. 1 A common, rock-forming mineral can be scratched by a steel nail but not by a copper coin. It has two obvious cleavages at right-angles to each other. Which rock-forming mineral has these properties? A Augite B Mica C Olivine D Quartz Your answer [1] 2 The susceptibility of a mineral to weathering depends on both its mechanical strength and its ...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...

The Earth's mantle is almost entirely A. solid B. liquid C. gas D. plasma - correct answer -A. solid What is the elemental composition of the Earth's inner core? A. Fe, Ni B. O, S, Mg, Fe C. Fe, Ni, S, K D. Ni, S, O, Al - correct answer -A. Fe, Ni Which of the following best characterizes the change that occurs at the boundary between the lithosphere and asthenosphere? A. The asthenosphere has a higher magnesium content B. The asthenosphere flows more easily C. The asthenosphe...

_____ implies that each successive layer deposited is younger than the one deposited below, therefore the oldest rocks would be at the bottom of an outcrop and the youngest rock would be at the top of an outcrop, provided the outcrop has not been overturned. - ️️law of superposition A large plutonic mass that encompasses an area over 40,000 square kilometers - ️️batholith A rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and muscovite would be? - ️️Metamorphic A rock resulting from t...

The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called - Answer- hardness The breaking of a mineral along definite planes is called - Answer- cleavage The two most abundant elements in the earth's crust are - Answer- oxygen and silicon Which of the following internal crystalline structure of minerals does not have three axes at right angles to one another? - Answer- monoclinic Ore minerals contain - Answer- a useful metal or nonmetal that is easily extracted The two most importa...

DSST Test Questions The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called - correct answer hardness The breaking of a mineral along definite planes is called - correct answer cleavage The two most abundant elements in the earth's crust are - correct answer oxygen and silicon Which of the following internal crystalline structure of minerals does not have three axes at right angles to one another? - correct answer monoclinic Ore minerals contain - correct answer a useful metal or n...