Pluton - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Compared to low-grade metamorphic rocks, high-grade rocks _____. - ANSWERSare produced at greater temperatures and pressures Metamorphism may be induced by _____. - ANSWERScontact with a hot pluton contact with hot groundwater heat and pressure associated with deep burial ! All of the above are correct. Two common metamorphic rocks that typically lack foliation are _____. - ANSWERSquartzite and marble Which of the following can cause metamorphism? - ANSWERSincreases in temperature i...

Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers What does uniformitarianism mean? We can interpret the processes that formed ancient rock by examining the processes that form similar rock today. In this illustration, which is a correct interpretation of relative ages? The granite pluton is older than the fault, which is older than the dike. Which of the following is the MOST PRECISE estimate of when the folding occurred? Before the granite pluton intruded, and after intrusion of the...

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...

MSCI 112 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Top Score. An igneous rock was formed with 8000 radioactive (parent) atoms but contains only 1000 radioactive (parent) atoms today. If the half-life for the radioactive element is 10 million years, the rock is ___ million years old. - correct answer. 30 Which of the common components of siliciclastic sediment are likely to have been formed from the original sediment source rock through chemical weathering? - correct answer. cla...

The study of the Earth, including our planet's composition, behavior and history - correct answer geology A reasonable idea that has the possibility of being correct, but has not yet been proven - correct answer hypothesis The relatively rigid, nonflowable, outer 100 to 150 km thick layer of the earth; constituting the crust and the top part of the mantle - correct answer ...

What are the 3 main types of rocks in the rock cycle? - correct answer igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic In a neutral atom the ____ number specifies the number of protons and will be equal to the number of ___ - correct answer atomic, electrons Which type of metamorphism involves the highest pressure? - correct answer shock metamorphism In order fr...

Why do we have seasons? (a)because the sun moves further away from the sun in the winter? (b)because the sun gets colder in winter? (c)because earth's rotation axis is tilted? - correct answer c we used to have 9 planets. what happened? (a)It got destroyed (b)Big government decided that we should only have 8 planets (c)A new discovery made scientists reconsider - correct answer c How are ...

The lithosphere is divided into 2 kinds of plates: ocean and continental plates - correct answer True Earth exhibits layering at a very large scale. Which of the following is the correct ordering of those layers from Earth surface to its center - correct answer Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core How old is Earth - correct answer 4,550,000,000 years...

asthenosphere - correct answer the soft layer of the mantle that the lithosphere floats on climate system - correct answer all the earth system components that determine climate on a global scale and how climate changes with time core - correct answer the central part of the Earth crust - correct answer ...

Chapter 01 Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts   
True / False Questions
  1.  We depend on geologists for the raw materials we need for survival.  
TRUE   
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
  2.  Most deaths associated with volcanic eruptions are due to burns of lava flows.  
FALSE   
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
  3.  A tsunami has a small wave height, travels rapidly, and is not noticed by people in boats.  
TR...