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d)Meteorite
Which of the following is NOT one of the main families of rocks
in the rock cycle?
a)Sedimentary
b)Igneous
c)Metamorphic
d)Meteorite
d)at any point after burial
Uplift can occur during the rock cycle:
a)only after deformation and metamorphism
b) only after melting and solidification
c)only after metamorphism or solidification
d)at any point after burial
d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces
Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an
igneous rock forms?
a)explosive eruption of volcanic ash
b)cooling and solidificaiton of lava
c)solidification of magma at depth
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d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces
e)all of these are environments that form igneous rocks.
c)heating next to magma
Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a
sedimentary rock forms?
a)besides glaciers
b)river channels
c)heating next to magma
d)deep seafloor
e)shoreline of a lake
c)Magma
Which of the following would NOT be directly involved in
forming a sedimentary rock (weathering, transport, or burial)?
a)Wind
b)Gravity
c)Magma
d)Water Currents
c)deposition and burial
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According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported
by a river could become a metamorphic rock after:
a)uplift and weathering
b)melting and solidification
c)deposition and burial
d)solidification and uplift
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
Which of the following locations would form igneous rock?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
f)>20km bellow crust
Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic
rock
a)active volcano
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b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
c)mountain stream
Which of the following locations would the weathering of
bedrock (e.g. granite or hard rock) dominate?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
Which of the following best indicates the location(s) where
sediment is deposited but not eroded?
a)active volcano
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d)Meteorite
Which of the following is NOT one of the main families of rocks
in the rock cycle?
a)Sedimentary
b)Igneous
c)Metamorphic
d)Meteorite
d)at any point after burial
Uplift can occur during the rock cycle:
a)only after deformation and metamorphism
b) only after melting and solidification
c)only after metamorphism or solidification
d)at any point after burial
d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces
Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an
igneous rock forms?
a)explosive eruption of volcanic ash
b)cooling and solidificaiton of lava
c)solidification of magma at depth
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d)intense squeezing from tectonic forces
e)all of these are environments that form igneous rocks.
c)heating next to magma
Which of the following is NOT a typical environment in which a
sedimentary rock forms?
a)besides glaciers
b)river channels
c)heating next to magma
d)deep seafloor
e)shoreline of a lake
c)Magma
Which of the following would NOT be directly involved in
forming a sedimentary rock (weathering, transport, or burial)?
a)Wind
b)Gravity
c)Magma
d)Water Currents
c)deposition and burial
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According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported
by a river could become a metamorphic rock after:
a)uplift and weathering
b)melting and solidification
c)deposition and burial
d)solidification and uplift
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
Which of the following locations would form igneous rock?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
f)>20km bellow crust
Which of the following locations would form a metamorphic
rock
a)active volcano
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b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
c)mountain stream
Which of the following locations would the weathering of
bedrock (e.g. granite or hard rock) dominate?
a)active volcano
b)magma chamber
c)mountain stream
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
f)>20km bellow crust
d)mouth of river at delta
e)bottom of ocean near continent
Which of the following best indicates the location(s) where
sediment is deposited but not eroded?
a)active volcano
