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| The three most abundant elements in the earth's crust are |
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| aluminum, oxygen, and silicon |
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| Rock that has cooled from lava that erupts on the surface of the earth is called |
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| a wall-like pluton formed when magma is forced into a vertical rock fracture is a |
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| an intrusive igneous rock |
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| a sedimentary rock containing rounded pebbles of hard rock is called |
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| when sandstone is metamorphosed, the result is |
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| in the rock cycle, sedimentary rock may be |
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| melted to create intrusive igneous rock, subjected to heat and pressure to become metamorphic rock, and uplifted to the surface of the earth. (all of the above) |
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| an example of a mafic rock is |
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| which of the following rocks and their metamorphosed forms is correct? |
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| which of the following is a type of clastic sedimentary rock? |
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| halite is a mineral that is commonly mined to create which of the following commodities? |
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| which of the following rocks results from the metamorphosis of shale? |
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none of the hydrocarbon compounds qualify physically as rock |
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the cycle of rock change constantly recycles rock and none of the original rocks of the earth remain in the surface |
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intrusive igneous rock is fine grained due to slow cooling within the earth |
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the most important original source of inorganic mineral matter making up sedimentary rock is igneous rock |
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quartz, biotite, and feldspar are all examples of silicate minerals |
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the bulk of igneous rocks are made up of silicate minerals |
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granite is a mafic extrusive rock |
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silicon is the most common element in the earth's crust |
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a pluton is a type of structure associated with the accumulation of hydrocarbons |
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carbon dioxide, dissolved in water, creates an acid that effectively alters calcium carbonate minerals |
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sandstone has smaller particles than shale |
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the type of rock that most closely resembles the composition of limestone is dolomite |
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