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Intrusive igneous rock formations that lie more or less parallel to older formations are said to be ______________.

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The saying "The present is the key to the past" is a simple way to state the basic geologic concept called ______________.

A) presentarianism
B) prepostanarism
C) uniformitarianism
D) formitarianism

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Which of the following is not one of the major types of metamorphism?

Molten rock material on Earth's surface is known as ______________.

Which of the following is not one of the types into which rocks are classified?

The largest plutons are called ______________.

What is the hardness of quartz on the Mohs scale?

A mineral that looks glassy is said to have a(n)______________ luster.

Which of the following is not one of the three basic types of materials emitted when a volcano erupts?

A general name for an intrusive igneous rock formation is ______________.

The most common rocks on Earth's surface are

What is the hardness of fluorite on the Mohs scale?

The two principal agents of metamorphism are heat and ______________.

If iron floats in liquid mercury,then the specific gravity of iron is

Gas,lava,and pyroclastics are the three general products emitted during a(n)______________.

Rocks solidified from molten material above ground are classified as ______________ igneous rocks.

Which of the following is ranked 7 on the Mohs scale?

Which of the following classes of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

The term ______________ refers to the way in which a mineral breaks into splinters,irregularly shaped pieces,or shell-shaped surfaces.

Rhombohedral cleavage is displayed by the mineral named