Question 1

Yellowstone National Park is most famous for what?

Accepted Answer

A)  rich copper ore deposits
B)  komatiites; ultramafic lavas
C)  diamonds in rhyolite veins
D)  rhyolitic volcanism

Question 2

Name the texture that requires a magnifying glass or microscope to see individual mineral grains.

Accepted Answer

A)  aphanitic
B)  porphyritic
C)  phaneritic
D)  pegmatitic

Question 3

In general, what happens in terms of composition as crystallization proceeds down the Bowen's reaction series?

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The early-formed silicates are enriched ...

Question 4

Briefly explain how magma compositions can change through magma mixing.

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Renewed injection of a primiti...

Question 5

Which texture would be most unlikely to occur in an extrusive igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  pyroclastic
B)  glassy
C)  aphanitic
D)  phaneritic

Question 6

Exceptionally coarse grained felsic plutonic rocks that are rich in rare minerals and trace elements are probably ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pegmatites
B)  obsidians
C)  porphyrys
D)  welded tuffs

Question 7

What weight percentage of silica (SiO?) typifies granites and rhyolites?

Accepted Answer

A)  30%
B)  90%
C)  70%
D)  50%

Question 8

________ is a pyroclastic igneous rock with fragments smaller than 2 mm.

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The answer of ________ is a pyroclastic igneous rock with...

Question 9

Intrusive rocks are named for the old God "Trudere".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What do pumice and obsidian have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  basaltic composition
B)  glassy texture
C)  ultramafic composition
D)  phaneritic texture

Question 11

What is the average temperature rise below Earth's surface due to the geothermal gradient?

Accepted Answer

25 degrees...

Question 12

Intermediate rocks like andesite and diorite ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are major constituents of the oceanic crust
B)  rarely contain plagioclase feldspar, pyroxenes or amphiboles
C)  form mainly in convergent continental margins
D)  contain the semiprecious gems beryl, topaz, and tourmaline

Question 13

What is the role of water and other volatiles that are driven from the descending plate in the diagram below?

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These volatiles lowe...

Question 14

What type of igneous rock is both glassy and highly vesicular?

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The answer of What type of igneous rock is both...

Question 15

Which magma is most likely to quench (congeal) to a natural glass?

Accepted Answer

A)  highly viscous; cools quickly
B)  highly viscous; cools slowly
C)  highly fluid; cools slowly
D)  highly fluid; cools quickly

Question 16

What tabular, nearly horizontal, igneous rock body is intruded concordantly between layers of older sedimentary rock?

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The answer of What tabular, nearly horizontal, igneous rock body...

Question 17

Magmas rise to shallower depths and intrude the crust or extrude on the surface because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  of buoyancy, the magmas are hotter and less dense than the surrounding rocks where they form
B)  of centrifugal and tidal forces as the Earth spins
C)  the pressure at depth is so great that the magmas are forced upwards
D)  earthquakes shake the crust and allow the magma to escape upwards

Question 18

The process of ________ is driven by ________ and transforms a magma into an igneous rock.

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallization, cooling (heat loss) 
B)  intrusion, overlying rock weight
C)  partial melting, pressure increase
D)  volcanism, internal heating

Question 19

Compared to volcanic rocks, plutonic ones have many more crystals in the same volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best describes an aphanitic texture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rock is crystalline; mineral grains are too small to be visible without a magnifying lens or microscope.
B)  The mineral grains have glassy textures.
C)  The rock consists of broken, volcanic-rock and mineral fragments.
D)  The rock is crystalline; mineral grains are of distinctly different sizes.

Exam 3: Igneous Rocks

Briefly explain how magma compositions can change through magma mixing.

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What is the role of water and other volatiles that are driven from the descending plate in the diagram below?

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________ is a pyroclastic igneous rock with fragments smaller than 2 mm.

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Intrusive rocks are named for the old God "Trudere".

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What do pumice and obsidian have in common?

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Intermediate rocks like andesite and diorite ________.

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What weight percentage of silica (SiO?) typifies granites and rhyolites?

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What is the average temperature rise below Earth's surface due to the geothermal gradient?

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Yellowstone National Park is most famous for what?

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The process of ________ is driven by ________ and transforms a magma into an igneous rock.

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What tabular, nearly horizontal, igneous rock body is intruded concordantly between layers of older sedimentary rock?

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Which magma is most likely to quench (congeal) to a natural glass?

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Which texture would be most unlikely to occur in an extrusive igneous rock?

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Name the texture that requires a magnifying glass or microscope to see individual mineral grains.

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Which of the following best describes an aphanitic texture?

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In general, what happens in terms of composition as crystallization proceeds down the Bowen's reaction series?

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What type of igneous rock is both glassy and highly vesicular?

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Magmas rise to shallower depths and intrude the crust or extrude on the surface because ________.

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Exceptionally coarse grained felsic plutonic rocks that are rich in rare minerals and trace elements are probably ________.

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Compared to volcanic rocks, plutonic ones have many more crystals in the same volume.

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