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18 Cards in this Set
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EX1 Category that describes each of the following sedimentary rocks: CONGLOMERATE
a) Clastic b) Chemical c) Bioclastic |
a) Clastic
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EX1 Category that describes each of the following sedimentary rocks: SANDSTONE
a) Clastic b) Chemical c) Bioclastic |
a) Clastic
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EX1 Category that describes each of the following sedimentary rocks: FLINT/JASPER
a) Clastic b) Chemical c) Bioclastic |
b) Chemical
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EX1 Category that describes each of the following sedimentary rocks: SHALE
a) Clastic b) Chemical c) Bioclastic |
d) Clastic
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EX1 Metamorphosed limestone is called a(n):
a) Chert b) Dolomite c) Marble |
c) Marble
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EX1 Which of the following are minerals:
•animal bone •gold •granite •ice •petroleum •quartz •steel •synthetic diamonds |
gold, ice, quartz
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EX1 Which of the following metamorphic rocks are foliated:
•gneiss •marble •quartzite •schist |
gneiss, schist
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EX1 What mineral is used in McDonalds 'clay shakes'?
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Kaolinite
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EX1 What is the chemical formula for Tums antacid (calcite):
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CaCo3
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EX1 What mineral is also known as fools gold?
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Pyrite
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EX1 ______ is an example of an oxide mineral.
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Hematite
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EX1 A(n) _______ is an extrusive igneous rock of felsic composition.
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Rhyolite
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EX1 A(n) ________ is an intrusive igneous rock of mafic composition.
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Gabbro
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EX1 How can you identify a nice gneiss?
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Layering of distinct, minerals including crystals or lathes forced into flat orientations.
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EX1 Draw a silica tetrahedra, labeling the atoms appropriately.
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EX1 What does the sequence tell you about ancient sea levels in this area?
sandstone (top) mudstone limestone sandstone coal (bottom) |
Regression and transgression
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EX1 Explain what is meant by the 'Method of Multiple Working Hypothesis' and why it is used in geology.
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To create a variety of hypotheses which can provide information through research instead of focusing on e one idea that can be false.
Used for geology due to constraints of time, cost, and experimentation involving large or deep areas of study of the surface of the earth. |
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EX1 Your cousin says that it is impossible for this to be granite because it is phanertic which means it was formed underground, how would you respond?
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Weathering, erosion, and tectonic upheaval has made the pluton surface.
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