Igneous Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

How many significant figures are in the measurement 0.0120 m? CORRECT ANSWER Three A block is accelerating along a flat surface under the action of a force applied parallel to the surface. If the magnitude of the applied force is doubled, then the magnitude of the block's acceleration will CORRECT ANSWER Double If a cell has 12 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will each of its daughter cells have after mitosis? CORRECT ANSWER 12 Which of the following best explains how igneous rocks a...

The result of the Fall on man was: Spiritual death Physical death Both of the above None of the above In the Book of Ezekial, God’s curse on the king of __________, appears to extend further to apply to Satan Babylon Tyre Egypt Philistia 2 / 2 pts Question 3 According to the Bible, plants are not “alive” like animals or humans. True False 2 / 2 pts Question 4 Which type of geologic materials are used in radioisotope dating? Sedimentary rocks like sands...

Science Praxis 5005 Elementary Education 100% Correct Plate tectonics Movement of continents and changes in the Earth's crust caused by internal forces Atmosphere dry gas (nitrogen, oxygen, argon carbon dioxide), water vapor, solid particles Troposphere closest to Earth's surface (weather related activities) Stratosphere Very little water, ozone layer Mesosphere Coldest layer Thermosphere Layer extends upward into space Mountains are caused by... volcanic action or tectonic plate collisi...

core : Center of the earth; composed of iron and some nickel; solid inner core & liquid outer core mantle : the layer of of earth outside the core; mostly solid and makes up about 70% of Earth's volume crust : the rocky outer shell of the planet lithosphere : thin, upper part of the mantle and the outermost crust; the rock consists of cooler, brittle rock asthenosphere : below the lithosphere; contains malleable rock that can move over time igneous rock : molten magma that has ...

ASVAB – Latest Update (2022/2023) Graded A+ Geology The study of the nature and composition of the rocks and material that make up the Earth, how they were formed, and the physical and chemical processes that have changed earth over time Mineral a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical elements Organic compounds Carbon- containing remains of decomposed plant or animal matter Mineraloids Minerals that lack a defined crystalline structure. 3...

core : Center of the earth; composed of iron and some nickel; solid inner core & liquid outer core mantle : the layer of of earth outside the core; mostly solid and makes up about 70% of Earth's volume crust : the rocky outer shell of the planet lithosphere : thin, upper part of the mantle and the outermost crust; the rock consists of cooler, brittle rock asthenosphere : below the lithosphere; contains malleable rock that can move over time igneous rock : molten magma that has ...

Anion - correct answer A negatively charged ion Aphanitic - correct answer An igneous rock texture that refers to the grains not visible to the naked eye, and therefore indicative of fast cooling. Aureole - correct answer The zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous intrusion and showing the effects of contact metamorphism Bar - correct answer A unit of pressure equal to 10 to the 6th dynes/cm2, approximately one atmosphere (atm) Bowen's Reaction Series - correct a...

AP Environmental Science, Unit 4 verified already pass(2024/2025) Layers of the Earth - correct answer crust, mantle, outer core, inner core The three types of plate boundaries - correct answer Divergent plate (sea floor spreading), convergent plate (two plates colliding generating pressure), and transform fault (plates moving sideways past each other, causing seismic activity) Forming of volcanoes - correct answer When plates move over hotspots and heat from the rising mantle plume me...

geology - Study of the earth meteorology - the study of weather classify rocks -3 - sedimentary metamorphic igneous sedimentary - -compile sand, seashells, and other materials -grow in layers metamorphic - -rocks forms b/c of heat and pressure below the Earth's surface -crystals may form ignous - magma when it moves up surface therefore cooled lava form rocks richter magnitude scale - Measures the Magnitude of the earthquake three zones where earthquakes strikes the most - the pacifi...