Question 1

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 If you discover a piece of slate, it represents what specific level of metamorphic grade? ________

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 If you discover a piece...

Question 2

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 If you were making a clay vase, you would need to heat up the clay material to around 1000°C allowing for what minerals, _________, to decompose and also promoting the growth of new minerals all without melting the solid material.

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 If you were making a...

Question 3

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 If you moved to an urban area in Utah such as Salt Lake City, what sedimentary mining resource would be essential for you to build a home?   ______________________________

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 If you moved to an...

Question 4

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 If you find a fossil such as a tracks, trails, and burrows, you have discovered what type of fossil ____________________

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 If you find a fossil...

Question 5

If you wanted to find an abundance of halite, you would want to find places where ancient evaporites formed.

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Halite is a mineral that is commonly found in evaporite deposits, which form when water evaporates and leaves behind salt deposits. Therefore, to find an abundance of halite, one would want to find areas where ancient evaporites have formed.

Question 6

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 Cross-sections of ___________ show a well-developed concentric internal structure resulting from the layer-by-layer precipitation of the carbonate minerals ?

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 Cross-sections of ___________ show a...

Question 7

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 Which sedimentary structure is the most common and represents layers of sediment that have deposited in a similar depositional environment? ____________________.

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 Which sedimentary structure is the...

Question 8

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 If you discover a piece of gneiss, it represents what specific level of metamorphic grade? ________

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 If you discover a piece...

Question 9

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 If you see a sand and gravel operation near where you live, you have observed one of ________ active operations based on business data collected in 2016.

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 If you see a sand...

Question 10

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 If you visited the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, you would be observing a modern-day coral reef environment where _________-forming organisms exist.

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Question 11

If you want to find a lot of andesite in North America, a good place to go visit would be the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

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The Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest are known for their abundance of andesite.

Question 12

If you visited the Sierra Nevada region where Yosemite National Park exists, the type of metamorphism that created these rocks would have been what? ___________________

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Question 13

If you find a metamorphic rock in the field that contains mica crystals that have grown with their flat surfaces perpendicular to the direction of squeezing, what type of metamorphic texture would your rock have?

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Question 14

In order to qualify as a sedimentary rock, it must be lithified which means it has been compacted and cemented.

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Question 15

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 If you find a rock in which the coarsest clasts are in its base and the smallest size clasts are on its top, what specific sedimentary structure have you found? ______________________

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 If you find a rock...

Question 16

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 ___________ form in a quiet water environment as compared to ooids that require agitation to roll the grain around.

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 ___________ form in a quiet...

Question 17

If you discover a clastic sedimentary rock in the field, you have found the least common type of sedimentary rock known to man.

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Clastic sedimentary rocks are actually the most common type of sedimentary rock, formed from the accumulation and lithification of sediment. Examples include sandstone, shale, and conglomerate. The other two types of sedimentary rock are chemical and organic.

Question 18

You can find numerous places in North America to see ultramafic rocks because these rocks are still being made today in very hot magma chambers.

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Ultramafic rocks are not commonly formed today; they are remnants from early Earth's mantle processes and are not typically produced in modern magma chambers.

Question 19

What type of metamorphic grade occurs in the depth of less than 10 kilometers and causes the rock to heat up to 300°C to 400°C? _________________

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Question 20

What type of metamorphic grade occurs between 40 and 55 kilometers before the Earth's surface allowing a rock to come close to its melting point? _________________

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Quiz 3: Rocks

Completion If you discover a piece of slate, it represents what specific level of metamorphic grade? ________

Completion If you were making a clay vase, you would need to heat up the clay material to around 1000°C allowing for what minerals, _________, to decompose and also promoting the growth of new minerals all without melting the solid material.

Completion If you moved to an urban area in Utah such as Salt Lake City, what sedimentary mining resource would be essential for you to build a home? ______________________________

Completion If you find a fossil such as a tracks, trails, and burrows, you have discovered what type of fossil ____________________

If you wanted to find an abundance of halite, you would want to find places where ancient evaporites formed.

Completion Cross-sections of ___________ show a well-developed concentric internal structure resulting from the layer-by-layer precipitation of the carbonate minerals ?

Completion Which sedimentary structure is the most common and represents layers of sediment that have deposited in a similar depositional environment? ____________________.

Completion If you discover a piece of gneiss, it represents what specific level of metamorphic grade? ________

Completion If you see a sand and gravel operation near where you live, you have observed one of ________ active operations based on business data collected in 2016.

Completion If you visited the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, you would be observing a modern-day coral reef environment where _________-forming organisms exist.