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Final

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(T/F) Extrusive igneous rocks are typically fine grained because they crystallized slowly, deep below the Earth's surface.   show
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(T/F) A dike is a discordant intrusive igneous structure.   show
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(T/F) The geothermal gradient is the rate at which pressure increases with increasing depth beneath the surface.   show
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(T/F) The sequence in which minerals crystallize in a cooling igneous melt is called Bowen's Reaction Series.   show
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(T/F) An ultramafic rock is composed almost entirely of quartz.   show
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(T/F) The geothermal gradient for a volcanic region is greater than that for the continental interior.   show
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(T/F) Basaltic magmas crystallize at higher temperatures than granitic magmas.   show
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Igneous rocks may be either ____ if they form on or near Earth's surface, or ___ if they solidify under ground.   show
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______ igneous rocks, like gabbro and basalt, are silica-deficient with high magnesium and iron.   show
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Fine-grained igneous rocks (grains < 1.0 mm) that have small grains cooled rapidly and are likely to be _______.   show
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A _______ is a tabular (thin but large area) intrusive body that is concordant (parallel to the host rock structure).   show
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Both andesite and ___ are composed of feldspars and 30% to 50% ferromagnesian minerals   show
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___ are igneous rocks that are silica-deficient but high in iron and magnesium.   show
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Igneous rocks that are silica-rich with high aluminum, sodium, and potassium are _____ rocks.   show
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A ______ is an intrusive structure that formed from magma that solidified within the "throat" of a volcano.   show
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______ is the predominant igneous rock of the continents.   show
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The melting point of a mineral generally _____ with increasing pressure (or depth).   show
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Hawaii and __________ eruptions are related to intraplate igneous activity   show
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On its slow journey through the crust, mafic magma evolves into intermediate magma by differentiation and assimilation of ______.   show
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Most of the basalt and gabbro on the ocean floor is created at mid oceanic ridges, which are also ____.   show
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show Sills are parallel to the layering in the country rock.  
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show gabbro  
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show decompression melting  
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Viscosity is a property of a fluid that relates to how easily the fluid flows. A material that is viscous __.   show
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show The cooler magma will be more viscous.  
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What is the process through which magma differentiation takes place?   show
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