Dynamic planet

intrusive igneous rock

A batholith forms from

metamorphic.

A rock transformed from any other rock through profound physical and/or chemical processes is referred to as

False

Alfred Wegner's theory of continental drift was immediately accepted by the scientific community when it was proposed.

mineral

An element or combination of elements that forms an inorganic, natural compound is called a

true

Any rock, either igneous or sedimentary, may be transformed into a metamorphic rock, by going through profound physical and/or chemical changes under increased pressure and temperature.

outer core

Approximately 90 percent of Earth's magnetic field is generated in the

the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time.

Uniformitarianism assumes that

volcanoes

Which of the following are located along the midocean ridges?

lower mantle; upper mantle, aesthenosphere

Which of the following gives the correct sequence of layers in the mantle, from center to surface?

volcanism

Which of the following is endogenic in nature?

weathering

Which of the following is exogenic in nature?

all of the above

The variety of surface features on Earth results from

rock-cycle

Three types of rock-forming processes compose the

plants

Coal is a fossil fuel formed from

granite; basalt

Continental crust is basically ________, whereas oceanic crust is basically ________.

collision zones between plates.

Convergent plate boundaries are characteristic of

tectonic cycle

Heat energy and new materials are brought to the surface from the interior by the

indirect evidence involving the analysis of seismic waves.

Knowledge of Earth's interior is derived from

sedimentary

Limestone is an example of which type of rock-forming process?

true

Lithification refers to the cementation, compaction, and hardening of sediments.

metamorphic

Marble is a familiar example of which type of rock?

rifting

Several large, linear lakes are forming in East Africa. This is evidence of what process?

metamorphic

The ancient roots of mountains are usually composed of ________ rocks

False

The deepest places in the ocean are those in which rifting occurs.

true

The geologic cycle is powered both by exogenic and endogenic energy systems.

larger than

The mineral crystals in a sill would be ________ those in a lava flow.