batholith: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Define the following terms in three lines?

Define the following terms.

Term

1 Horizontal Bedding

2 Graded Bedding

3 Cross bedding

4 Ripple Marks

5 Mudcracks

6 Raindrops

7 Fossils and Burrows

8 Animal Tracks

9 Batholiths

10 Stock

11 Dike

12 Sill

13 Flood Basalts

14 Basalt Plateau

15 Shield Volcano

16 Cinder Cone

17 Composite Volcano

18 Ash Flow

19 Caldera

20 Slaty Cleavage

21 Schistosity (Schist)

22 Gneissosity (Gneiss)

23 Foliation

24 Unconformity

25 Angular Unconformity|||Do

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Homework|||Sounds to me like a nature loving, hippe, lesbian, who enjoys making things with beeds, who dose not conform to a society, who lives near a volcano, has big boobs and lives on a farm.|||realted to science

volcano

hardcore|||Do it your self|||boring

boring

boring|||yawn...|||what is this for?

Earth Science Questions?

1) Magma________, or pushes, into surrounding rock below the Earth's surface to create such formations as batholiths and sills

2) Intrusive igneous rock usually has a(n)________ texture

3)Igneous rock that forms from lava, or magma that erupts onto the Earth's surface is called______

4) When Lava flows from fissures on the ocean floor at places where tension is causing the ocean floor to be pulled apart, new _________ is formed

5) When a large amount of lava flows out of fissures onto land, the lava can cover a large area and form a plain called a(n)__________

PLEASEE HELP (:

i forgot y textbook in my locker and i need this done!

Thanks in advance! :D|||1-melts

2-aphanitic

3-extrusive

4-crust

5-flood basalt

Science Earth Questions! Please Please Please help ASAP! 10 points bonus!!!!?

Q1. As the ocean crust sinks deeper into the mantle

a. it increases in temperature

b. it forms a lava fountain

c. it forms a volcano

d. its pressure decreases

Q2. Which of the following do scientists use to help predict volcanic explosions?

a. changes in a volcanos ultraviolet radiation

b. the ratio of volcanic gases escaping from a volcano

c. the angle of a volcanos slope

d. tiltmeters

e. changes in a volcanos surface temperature

f. satellite images

g. the frequency of earthquakes near a volcano

h. scanning tunneling microscopes

Q3. Small grained rocks have a ________ texture. In contrast, rocks made up of large grains have a ______ texture.

Q4. How does the cooling time of the magma affect the texture of the igneous rock that forms?

Q5. All cut through exsisting land except:

a. dikes b. sills c. batholiths d. plutons

Q6. Formations that are sandwiched between layers of exsisting rock formations are called _________ and _________-.

Q7. Extrusive igneous rock formations such as lava flows often __________ exsisting landforms.

Q8. How is natural cement formed?

Q9. __________ deposits of sediment caused by the wind

Q10. Garnet, is formed when hear and pressure cause the minerals _____________ , _____________, and ____________ to combine and recrystallize.

Q11. Suppose that a geologist finds the metamorphic mineral chlorite. At what depth did it form? 4-32 km, 6-34 km, 25-60 km, 30-70 km

Q12. Compasses always point to the northern magnetic pole. If the earths magnetic field is reversed, a compass would point to the ___________ pole?|||1. a - its getting closer to the core and getting slowly hotter

2. c - they bounce lasers off it to see if it's swelling from rising magma

3. smoothe, coarse

4. thermal shock can make it brittle. Hot steel shatters when you cool it raeally fast.

5. I'm unsure, try google

6. Unsure

7. consume

8. be more specific

9. cross-bedding sediment

10. either pyrope-almandine-spessarite or uvarovite-grossular-andradite

11. it can form as deep as 400km, it could have come from any depth

12. South pole. Thats called a geomagnetic reversal and is what the 2012 hype is about.

I just want to check my answers... if you could help?

45.Ocean floor subducts under continents because

A. the ocean floor is made of felsic materials and is heavier than continental material

B. the ocean floor is made of mafic material and is therefore more dense than continental material

C. the ocean floor has a lower density and therefore sinks more easily

D. the weight of the continents is so great tha they push the ocean floor material downward

46.Consider a swamp along the calm backwaters of a river flowing through a flat landscape. Given the nature of this environment; which of the following sediments would be least likely to be deposited there?

A. gravel

B. sand

C. silt

D. clay

47.Karst topography is formed primarily by

A. carbonic acid solution

B. mass wasting process

C. oxidation and hydrolysis

D. exfoliation and hydration

48.A mT airmass is likely to be _______ than a cT air mass because the mT airmass ______.

A. wetter; is warmer than the cT airmass

B. drier; forms under the equatorial low

C. drier; is a cold air mass

D. wetter; forms over the ocean

49.When a cold front approaches, air pressure will initially _____ due to the displacement and uplift of ______ air.

A. decrease; warm

B. increase; warm

C. decrease; cold

D. increase; cold

50.As the discharge of a stream increases, which of the following also happens?

A. Stream channels narrow, become shallower, and lose velocity.

B. The rate of flow decreases.

C. Channel width increases but channel depth decreases.

D. Width, depth, and velocity all increase.

51.Bears eat both plants and animals; therefore they are

A. herbivores

B. carnivores

C. omnivores

D. specialists

52.If you were driving down the highway and saw mountians composed of layered strata, you could be confident that you were looking at

A. a shield volcano

B. extrusive igneous rock

C. batholiths or laccoliths

D. sedimentary rocks

53. On the Earth between 30脗潞 and 60脗潞 north latitude, winds flow from the _______ as they flow out of the _______ pressure zone toward the ________ pressure zone

A. west-southwest; subtropical high; subpolar low

B. west-southwest; sub polar low; subtropical high

C. northeast; subtropical high; subpolar low

D. northeast; subpolar low; subtropical high

54.In order to control flooding, levees are frequently constructed along the banks of rivers to confine flow to the channel. Given this, what happens to the flow velocity and erosive power of the stream during a flood, before the water overflows the levee? (Consider the equation Q=wdv when answering this question.)

A. Velocity increases because the width does not increase, and the erosive power increases.

B. Velocity increases because depth does not increase, and the erosive power increases.

C. Velocity decreases because the depth of the channel is significantly greater, and the erosive power increases.

D. Velocity decreases because the width of the channel is significantly less and the erosive power decreases.

55.What era of the geologic time scale are we currently in?

A. Quaternary

B. Cenozoic

C. Triassic

D. Holocene

56.The reflective quality of a surface is known as its:

A. Albedo

B. Conduction

C. Absorption

D. Scattering

57.Consider a food chain in which a grasshopper east grass, the grasshopper is eaten by a frog, and the frog is eaten by a snake. Given these relationships, which of the following is not correctly matched?

A. grass -- autotroph

B. grasshopper -- herbivore

C. snake -- primary consumer

D. frog -- secondary consumer

58.If the earth did not experience endogenic processes, the landscape would

A. be rugged and of great relief as a result of uplift in the absence of weathering conditions

B. consist of high mountains and hills with smooth, gentle slopes

C. be of very low relief as a result of weathering and erosion in the absence of uplift

D. covered with thick glaciers

59.The construction of a dam across a river is likely to cause ______ upstream of the dam, and _______ downstream.

A. erosion; aggradation

B. erosion; erosion

C. aggradation; erosion

D. aggradation; aggradation|||post your answers and I will tell you which ones are right and wrong.

Crust is neither destroyed nor formed along which of the following boundaries?

1.Crust is neither destroyed nor formed along which of the following boundaries?

convergent

divergent

transform

or.

magnetic

2.Which of the following are landscape features associated with volcanoes?

uplift, erosion, weathering and deposition

hot spots and flood basalts

vents, craters and calderas

or

batholiths, stocks, sills, dikes and laccoliths

3.Volcanism that occurs under water along mid ocean ridges is

Question 15 options:

the Medierranean Belt

the Ring of Fire

a hot spot

or

rift volcanism|||1. C transform

http://www.reviewearthscience.com/subjec鈥?/a>

2. 2.Which of the following are landscape features associated with volcanoes? vents, craters and calderas

3. Volcanism that occurs under water along mid ocean ridges is rift volcanism

http://www.reviewearthscience.com/subjec鈥?/a>|||1.transform fault

2.hotspots, flood basalts, vents craters, calderas

3. Ring of FIRE

Match the rock types with the description.?

Match the rock types with the description.?

1)Formed by magma_

2) Formed by compaction and cementation _

3)Limestone

4)Subject to weathering, erosion, and deposition

5) Slate, marble, schist, quartzite, and gneiss

6) Formed by magma that cools underground

7) Formed in 3 different ways mechanically, chemically, or organically

8)Formed by rock altered by intense pressure and/or heat (does not melt)

9)Sandstone

10) Form(s) plutons

11)Basalt

12)- Granite

13) Form(s) clastic sediments

14) Formed by clastic sediments

15) Formed by magma that cools above ground

16) Form(s) more or less horizontal strata

17) Formed by chemical precipitation

18)Source of most of our fossil fuels

19) Foliated as a result of shearing

20) Pikes Peak batholith

A. sedimentary

B. metamorphic

C. intrusive igneous

D. metamorphic

E. sedimentary

F. extrusive igneous

G. all types

H. intrusive igneous

I. sedimentary

J. intrusive igneous

K. extrusive igneous

L. intrusive igneous, extrusive igneous

M. sedimentary

N. sedimentary

O. sedimentary

P. all types

Q. metamorphic

R. sedimentary

S. sedimentary

T. intrusive igneous|||Why are there so many repeated options? These should all be right but you'll never learn this way!

Match the rock types with the description.?

1)Formed by magma_L

2) Formed by compaction and cementation _ A

3)Limestone E

4)Subject to weathering, erosion, and deposition G

5) Slate, marble, schist, quartzite, and gneiss B

6) Formed by magma that cools underground C

7) Formed in 3 different ways mechanically, chemically, or organically I

8)Formed by rock altered by intense pressure and/or heat (does not melt) D

9)Sandstone M

10) Form(s) plutons H

11)Basalt (extrusive-intrusive version is gabbro) F

12)- Granite J

13) Form(s) clastic sediments P

14) Formed by clastic sediments N

15) Formed by magma that cools above ground K

16) Form(s) more or less horizontal strata O

17) Formed by chemical precipitation R

18)Source of most of our fossil fuels S

19) Foliated as a result of shearing Q

20) Pikes Peak batholith T

Song to go with these lyrics?

Which of the following was NOT TRUE of the Cordilleran orogeny?

A) The Cordilleran mountain building was active from the Jurassic through the Cenezoic.

B) The Cordilleran orogeny includes the Sonoma orogeny.

C) The Cordilleran orogeny is caused by a convergent plate boundary.

D) The Cordilleran orogeny formed great batholiths such as the Sierra Nevada batholith.|||A) I don't think it began as early as the jurassic but it did begin before the Cenozoic or Paleocene.|||A) The Cordilleran mountain building was active from the Jurassic through the Cenezoic.

It was active during the Paleocene time.

Answer the following question? 10 points?

The process of isostatic adjustment is most closely associated with which of the following?

a. sea-floor spreading

b. buoyancy

c. volcanic activity

d. lithospheric plate collisions

2.

If you were driving down the highway and saw mountains composed of layered strata, you could be confident that you were looking at

a. batholiths or laccoliths.

b. a shield volcano.

c. extrusive igneous rock.

d. sedimentary rocks.

3.

The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of

a. a continental-oceanic plate collision.

b. activity along a mid-ocean ridge.

c. an oceanic-oceanic plate collision.

d. a rising plume of magma from the mantle.|||Buoyancy Sedimentary rock A rising plume of magma

Please help me with geology!!?

4. Which one of the following is true for anticlines but not for synclines?

a. The limbs dip or are inclined towards the fold axis.

b. Some may be asymmetric and some may have plunging axes.

c. The deeper strata are buckled upward along the fold axis.

d. After erosion, the younger strata are exposed along the axial region of the fold.

5. A deeply eroded, structural basin would exhibit ________.

a. outcrops of the oldest strata in the center of the basin

b. strata oriented in roughly circular, outcrop patterns

c. strata dipping outward away from the center of the basin

d. older strata at the edges of a basin dip away from a central, horizontal, fold axis

12. The Navajo and Dakota Sandstones are ________.

a. marine limestone formations in the central Appalachian region

b. Mesozoic, sedimentary rock formations in Utah, Colorado, and neighboring states

c. prominent, lower Paleozoic strata in the British Isles and northern France

d. quartz-rich, granite batholiths in the Sierra Nevada range, California

13. A ________ is a defined, recognizable, mappable, rock unit with a known age.

a. strata set

b. lithologic sequence

c. formation

d. stratigraphic section|||4. Which one of the following is true for anticlines but not for synclines?

c. The deeper strata are buckled upward along the fold axis.

5. A deeply eroded, structural basin would exhibit ________.

c. strata dipping outward away from the centre of the basin

12. The Navajo and Dakota Sandstones are ________.

b. Mesozoic, sedimentary rock formations in Utah, Colorado, and neighbouring states

13. A ________ is a defined, recognisable, mappable, rock unit with a known age.

c. formation

Isn't it obvious that the Global Flood never happened?

An event such as a global flood would leave *overwhelming* amounts of evidence. There wouldn't even be a debate today over whether it happened or not.

But there is no evidence. And there are debates.

And I have yet to see a Creationist explain to me how angular unconformites (basically, layers of sediment deposited on top of previously modified layers of sediment) and granite batholiths could have formed.

Among other things, of course.|||I've read more than just Noah's version, hon, and let me tell you, I believe that Something happened in our prehistory that was not very pleasant for a lot of people who lived back then.|||I'm kidding. Who knows?

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|||It's obvious, yet creationists continue to cover their ears and say "la la la I can't hear you!"|||"the waters . . . increased greatly . . . and the mountains were covered"

Genesis 7:18-20

Lol, if it did happen, Noah's Ark would of been at an altitude higher than Mount Everest. The thin oxygen would of killed all the animals, including the Homo sapiens, on the wooden ark.

Also, was there a great flood on Mars, too?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skwlCVJu2…|||Yes, it's very obvious. Lying to yourself, however, is very easy after you get the hang of it.|||Yep. It's blatantly obvious. A flood in some valley in the middle east more like...|||There is evidence of a massive flood happening in that area|||If there was ever enough water to cover all land, where did all that water go? If that much water went into the atmosphere, it would be raining all the time, pretty much everywhere.|||It's ridiculously obvious, and not even close to a debate. But, that's just how things are in the world. It's sad that people believe that things like this actually happened.|||There's a flood story in many cultures, which I personally feel was related to the 3rd extinction of this planet, when glaciers melted and many lifeforms became extinct.|||It is hard to convince believers because their belief makes them so closed minded. But yes, it is obvious that the many flood stories came from local floods - nearly every civilization was founded near a river. Not only is there no creditable evidence of a flood (and AIG website is less than not creditable), there is a great deal of evidence that shows it did not happen.|||A Whole World Destroyed!

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20020301/art…

Why Was An

Ancient World

Destroyed?

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20020301/art…|||Most scientists in the related fields agree that various parts of the earth were flooded many times at various points in the past...fossils of marine creatures on top of the highest mountains in the world attest to that. Over long periods of time, those mountains rose up according to the accepted paradigms.They merely discount that it occurred in a brief period as the Biblical global Flood explanation states but rather over millions of years time time.

Dr Walt Brown has an online book and video of his Hydro-plate Theory and global flood model which you may be interested in reading for a Creationist viewpoint.

http://www.creationscience.com/onlineboo…

Granite batholiths...........

"However, this long-accepted timescale for these processes is now being challenged, even by conventional geologists (Clemens 2005; Petford et al. 2000). The essential role of rock deformation is now recognized. Previously accepted granite formation models required unrealistic deformation and flow behaviors of rocks and magmas, or they did not satisfactorily explain available structural or geophysical data. Thus it is now claimed that mechanical considerations suggest granite formation is a “rapid, dynamic process” operating at timescales of less than 100,000 years, or even only thousands of years.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles…

Angular unconformities are simply local phenomena...the better question is vast parallel layers and lack of erosion.

http://www.creationscience.com/onlineboo…|||It is to me, locally where I live we had the multiple Missoula Floods carve out the eastern Washington Scablands, the Columbia river Gorge, and continue on down the Willamette Valley in the opposite direction that the Willamette now flows. It happened repeatedly, as many as thirty times, starting about 12,000 years ago during the last glaciation.

http://www.glaciallakemissoula.org/|||no|||Where the heck did the Grand Canyon come from? Why are there documented cases of ruins on the sea floor?

And besides, according to my fellow Young Earth-Creationists, that happened over 5500 years ago. Evidence would be limited due to the vast span of time.|||Are we back at this question again??

Give me a break. "No evidence" of a global flood???

You're kidding on this one, right? I had a little bit of respect for you before. And no, I'm not getting into a scientific argument about this one, because we already know you're the expert.

For those truly interested, start here:

http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation…

stay on the web site for many other articles about proof of a global flood.

I need help from masters of geology!!?

I have a geology review with 250 questions and these 6 are giving me trouble...if yall could help me I would definitely appreciate it!! Serious answers only please!! I hate to say that but some people are no help!

Question 1

Typical granitic magma contains ____ silica and ____ water than typical basaltic magma.

a. more, less

b. less, less

c. more, more

d. less, more

Question 2

The immense quantities of granitic magma that form batholiths commonly form

a. within the deep sea floor.

b. at subduction zones.

c. at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

d. at transform faults.

Question 3

Gentle eruptions of basaltic lava from long fissures create

a. flood basalts.

b. pillow lava.

c. cinder cones.

d. shield volcanoes.

e. nu锟絜 ardente.

Question 4

When an ash flow comes to a stop, most of the gas escapes into the atmosphere, leaving behind a chaotic mixture of volcanic ash and rock fragments called

a. ash-flow basalt.

b. pillow lava.

c. ash-flow tuff.

d. a shield volcano.

e. a submarine volcano.

Question 5

A cool rock near the Earth's surface is more likely to ____ than a similar rock that is hot and under great pressure.

a. deform plastically

b. undergo pressure release melting

c. undergo brittle fracture

d. metamorphose

Question 6

The higher the pressure, the more likely that a rock will

a. undergo brittle fracture.

b. undergo plastic deformation.

c. undergo confining stress.

d. undergo confining pressure.

|||1. Typical granitic magma contains ____ silica and ____ water than typical basaltic magma.

c. more, more

2. The immense quantities of granitic magma that form batholiths commonly form

b. at subduction zones.

3. Gentle eruptions of basaltic lava from long fissures create

a. flood basalts.

4. When an ash flow comes to a stop, most of the gas escapes into the atmosphere, leaving behind a chaotic mixture of volcanic ash and rock fragments called

c. ash-flow tuff.

5. A cool rock near the Earth's surface is more likely to ____ than a similar rock that is hot and under great pressure.

c. undergo brittle fracture

6 . The higher the pressure, the more likely that a rock will

b. undergo plastic deformation.|||not too sure on #1 - a?

2 b

3 a

4 c

5 c

6 ???? all of the above ????? poor question - maybe c

Ordering geological events?

Can I get some tips as to how these were ordered?

I know a comes first; c comes after e, and j comes after g.

a. deposition of precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rocks

b. downcutting by moder ncolorado river; deposition of river sediment

c. intrusion of granite batholiths

d. normal faulting of cretaceous limestone and all underlying units

e. regional metamorphism

f. subsidence below sea level, deposition of early paleozoic sedimentary rocks

g. subsidence below sea level, deposition of late paleozoic sedimentary rocks

h. subsidence below sea level, deposition of widespread thin plate of cretaceous limestone

i. uplift and erosion of precambrian and early paleozoic sedimentary rocks

j. uplift and erosion of precambrian, and early and late paleozoic rocks

k. uplift and erosion of of precabrian, paleozoic, and mesozoic rocks; establishment of modern river systems

l. uplift of ouachita mountains accompanied by normal faulting of precambrian and paleozoic rocks in the llano uplift

m. very long perioid of uplift and erosion of precambrian rocks|||You would need to study a geology map of the area in question before bing able to make the determination of relative ages. I'd guess its the Grand Canyon area.

EDIT: I don't happen to have a geology map of the Grand Canyon area handy and you don't specify the age of all the events but try this:

a. deposition of precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rocks

m. very long perioid of uplift and erosion of precambrian rocks

f. subsidence below sea level, deposition of early paleozoic sedimentary rocks

i. uplift and erosion of precambrian and early paleozoic sedimentary rocks

g. subsidence below sea level, deposition of late paleozoic sedimentary rocks

l. uplift of ouachita mountains accompanied by normal faulting of precambrian and paleozoic rocks in the llano uplift

c. intrusion of granite batholiths

j. uplift and erosion of precambrian, and early and late paleozoic rocks

e. regional metamorphism

h. subsidence below sea level, deposition of widespread thin plate of cretaceous limestone

k. uplift and erosion of of precabrian, paleozoic, and mesozoic rocks; establishment of modern river systems

d. normal faulting of cretaceous limestone and all underlying units

b. downcutting by modern colorado river; deposition of river sediment

You should really get out a geology map and study the history of the area yourself, as your teacher intended. Learning is not a spectator sport.|||Agree with Georock 1, this sounds like the Grand Canyon. Here are geologic history sites with information that will give you the history:

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rcb7/panel_histo鈥?/a>

http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/pphtml/s鈥?/a>

|||All your long question proves is that you are a conceited smarty pants. Thanks for the two points

Science question ???

Material deposited by groundwater in cracks in rocks forms

veins

dikes

batholiths

stalactites|||Veins.

I got this copy from Wikipedia. My very first Wiki copy on Y!A. (the key word is cracks (fissures))

"In geology, a vein is a finite volume within a rock, having a distinct shape, filled with crystals of one or more minerals, which were precipitated from an (aqueous) fluid. Veins are formed by fluids carrying mineral constituents into a rock mass as a consequence of some form of hydraulic flow within the rock. Usually this is the result of hydrothermal circulation.

Veins are classically thought of as being the result of growth of crystals on the walls of planar fractures in rocks, with the crystal growth occurring normal to the walls of the cavity, and the crystal protruding into open space.

This certainly is the method for the formation of some veins. However, it is rare in geology for significant open space to remain open in large volumes of rock, especially several kilometers below the surface. Thus, there are two main mechanisms considered likely for the formation of veins: open-space filling and crack-seal growth."

Cite location:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein_%28geo鈥?/a>

Here's another geologic cite reference:

http://www.uky.edu/KGS/rocksmn/vein.htm|||Hahahaha|||Stalactites.|||stalactites

wiki: "Stalactites are formed by the deposition of calcium carbonate and other minerals, which is precipitated from mineralized water solutions. Limestone is calcium carbonate rock which is dissolved by water that contains carbon dioxide, forming a calcium bicarbonate solution."

Core of major mt. regions???

Which of the following form the core of many major mt. ranges???

a. conglomerates

b.batholiths

c.concretions

d.extrusions

i KNOW its not concretions..what is it..??

ANDDDD...ANOTHER QUESTION!!!!

small dome mountains such a the Black Hills of South Dakota are formed by intrusions called ________|||the answer to the 1st q. is B---batholiths are large formations of igneous rock.....as for the second q., they are called laccoliths.... hope this helps! :)

Answer the Questions? 15 points?

Science questions {due dec 2!!!}?

Do most long-lived volcanoes erupt continuously?

When groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool, it is called a(n) ________.

Is the following sentence true or false: A composite volcano has both quiet and explosive eruptions.

Dikes and sills are examples of igneous. An in intrusion is always ___________ than the rocks around it.

A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust is called a(n) _____________.

What is an example of a batholith in the United States?

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Sorry it's so long

Thank you so much again for everything!

Please don't give me crap saying do your own homework I hate that!

Thanks again need it by December 2

:)|||Google is your friend.

Help with Earth Science? (Rocks)?

My question is

"Select the rock type most likely to form in each situation"

Andesite, Granite, Diorite, Basalt, Peridotite, Gabbro, Rhyolite

A. Silicic magma cooling slowly in a batholith

B. Mafic magma cooling rapidly in a dike

C. Intermediate magma cooling slowly in a stock

D.Low-silica magma cooling slowly in the mantle

E. Silicic magma cooling quickly near the surface.

I give up, Ive come up with several answers because I always pick 1 rock that I think can fit in 2 of those...so can someone answer this for me?|||Andesite and Rhyolite are extrusives and can be excluded in this question. Basalt is generally an extrusive but can also be applied to shallow intrusives as well.

A. Granite: silica bearing, large-grained=slow cooling in batholith/pluton

B. Diorite: fine-grained=rapid cooling

C. Gabbro: intermediate grained larger than diorite

D. Peridotite: a classic felsic, deep crust/upper mantle and low in silica)

E. Basalt|||use your Earth Science Reference Tables|||A- Granite, It has a high silica content and the large crystals are characteristic of slow cooling.

B- Basalt, there is nothing else in that list which is mafic and contains sufficiently small crystals. Someone mentioned diorite which is coarse grained and therefore the wrong answer.

C- Diorite, Coarse grained (slow cooled) and of intermediate composition. Gabbro is most certainly not the correct answer as it is basic not intermediate.

D- Peridotite, It's the only one on the list which forms in the mantle.

E- Rhyolite, I will show why by saying why it can't be any of the others:

- Andesite cools relatively quickly but is intermediate.

- Granite is silicic but cools slowly.

- Diorite cools too slowly and is intermediate.

- Basalt cools quickly but is basic, not silicic.

- Peridotite forms too deep.

- Gabbro is a basic composition and it cools too slowly.

The only one it can therefore be is rhyolite which fits both criteria of being silicic and rapidly cooled.

Latent Heat of Fusion Question?

Im currently doing revision for a Maths Resit by doing a couple of past papers. Now Ive come accross a question in the paper that I cant work out how to answer, even after looking through all my notes. Its a multiple part question but the bit I cant do is:

If the Latent heat of fusion is 4.5x10^5 how much heat is released as it solidifies?

You also need to know that we are talking about a granitic batholith with a volume of 240000 a density of 2500 and a mass of 600,000,000.

I dont want the answer but the equation to work it out for myself :)

Thanks|||You are missing units for all the numbers, so I can't give you an answer. But I can show you how.

Dimensional analysis will solve a lot of these problems for you. Here is an example:

How much energy does it take to freeze 3 kg of water?

heat of fusion of ice is 334 kJ/kg

Energy in kJ = 334 kJ/kg x 3 kg

notice how the kg's cancel leaving the kJ units.

.

I'm having a science test about Volcanoes 10 easy questions for 10 easy points!?

1.Could you please answer the following questions?

A mountain that forms when layers of lava and ash erupt and build up is a _____

A.Caldera,B. Volcano,C.vent, D. explosive? (pick one)

2.The Soufriere Hills volcano is an example of a ______ volcano.

A.Composite, B.Cinder cone, C.Shield, D. Hawaiian? (pick one)

3.Ship Rock in New Mexico is an example of a____

A.Caldera, B.Volcanic neck, C.Sill, D. all of theses?

4. Hot spots begin at _____.

A.The boundary between the mantle and the outer core.

B. Where plates are moving apart.

C. Where plates are moving together

D. Cinder cones

5. Kilauea in Hawaii is the worlds most____ volcano. A. dormant B. active. C. quiet D. explosive

6. Volcanos occur at all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. where plates are moving apart. B. where plates are moving together.. C. hot spots D. cool areas in the mantle

7.One factor that determines whether a volcanic eruption will be quiet or explosive is the ______.

A. number of cinder cones present. B. height of the volcanoes vent C. amount of water vapor and other gases trapped in the magma. D. temperature of the magma.

8. _____ content makes it more likely that a volcano will erupt violently.

A. high silica B. Low silica C. Low pyrocrastic D. High pyrocrastic

9. Dikes are formed when ______.

A. the top of c a volcano collapse down. B. magma enters a horizontal crack and hardens. C. magma enters a vertical crack and hardens. D. magma cools underground before reaching the surface.

10. A batholith is created when _________.

A. magma enters a vertical crack and harden. B. the top of a volcano collapses down.C. magma cools underground before reaching the surface. D. magma enters a horizontal crack and hardens

if you could please just fill in the answer! Thanks soooo much!|||I suggest you try your textbook or here:

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Science Homework Help!?

10. How are volcanoes formed at divergent plate boundaries?

11. How are volcanic arcs formed?

12. How are island arcs formed?

Choose basaltic or granite

1. ___ contains a low percentage of silica

2. ___ has high viscosity

3. ___ contains a high percentage of silica

4. ___ has low viscosity

5. ___ flows quietly without explosive eruptions

6. ___ traps gases and produces explosive eruptions

batholith, dike, dome, sill

10. Magma cools slowly and solidifies before reaching the surface. _____

11. Magma is forced into a crack that cuts across rock layers. ____

12. Magma is forced into a crack parallel to rock layers. ____

14. A mass of think, highly viscous lava piles up instead of flowing freely. ____|||10.Places where plates are coming apart are called divergent boundaries. As the plates separate along the boundary, the block between the faults cracks and drops down into the soft, plastic interior (the asthenosphere). The sinking of the block forms a central valley called a rift. Magma (liquid rock) seeps upward to fill the cracks. In this way, new crust is formed along the boundary. Earthquakes occur along the faults, and volcanoes form where the magma reaches the surface.

11.formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another tectonic plate and produces magma.

12.There are two ways in which a group of islands can form.

a.) As a lithospheric slab is being subducted, the slab melts when the edges reach a depth which is sufficiently hot. Hot, remelted material from the subducting slab rises and leaks into the crust, forming a series of volcanoes. These volcanoes can make a chain of islands called an "island arc". Examples of island arcs are the Japanese islands, the Kuril Islands, and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, shown here.

Island Arcs are formed on the opposing edge of a subducted slab. For each case, there is an associated subducting slab and a trench.

b) The second way in which islands are formed is via plumes or hot spots in the lithosphere. The Hawaiian Islands are an example of this type of island formation. In this case, there is no associated subducting slab.

1. granite

2.basaltic

3. basaltic

4.granite

5.basaltic

6.granite

10. batholith

11.dike

12. sill

14. dome

Can you help with my homework please?

1) The Siera Nevada mountains in California are intrusive rocks several hundred km long and over 100 km wide. The intrusion of numerous large plutons such as these has created a body called a:

a) plutonium

b) sill

c) dike

d) batholith

2)Rock made by freezing of magma underground, after it has pushed its way into preexisting crustal rock is called:

a) lava rock

b) volcanic rock

c) magmamatic rock

d) extrusive rock

e) intrusive rock

3)For fractional crystallization to proceed in a crystallizing magma, it is necessary that the growing crystals somehow separate from the remaining liquid.

In your own words, describe at least one way in which this separation could occur.|||1. D - a batholith is a large pluton exposed to the surface... if i remember it correctly. And besides, by means of elimination, we can conclude it's D. Plutonium is not a feature of the Earth, it's an element. Sill and dikes are all underground features, so the answer should be D.

2. E - any igneous rock formed beneath the earth's surface is an intrusive igneous rock.

3. Differences in density can cause the crystallized minerals to separate from the remaining liquid.|||1) A

2) D|||1 isn't a, because plutonium is an element not a geologic process. the answer to 1 is most likely d, as batholiths are intrusions which contain plutons.

2. E as rock that cools below the surface is an igneous intrusive rock

3. fractional crystallization is when minerals start to crystallize at different temperatures. as different minerals have different melting points, so as the temperature starts to drop as the melt reaches the surface, certain minerals will crystallize while others won't

(im not sure if this is what you're being asked for 3, but if it is change it to your own words)

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Matching igneous plutons!!!?

these are the words:

A. Columnar Joints B. Laccolith C. Stock D. Batholith E. Dike F. Sill

and here are the descriptions to match them to:

1. tabuar bodies formed when magma intrudes layered rocks parallel to the layers (concordant)

2. form as igneous rocks cool and develop shrinkage fractures in pillar-like fashion

3. tabular discordant (cross-cutting) bodies produced by injection of magma into fractures

4. a large body of exposed intrusive igneous rock, less that 100 square km surface area

5. an extremely large body of exposed intrusive igneous rock, greater than 100 square km surface area

6. a usually horizontal, lens-shaped mass that arches upward (mushroom-shaped)|||Ignore that first answer. Let peeps who actually like this crap help you out. :-)

Sill

1. tabuar bodies formed when magma intrudes layered rocks parallel to the layers (concordant)

Columnar Joints

2. form as igneous rocks cool and develop shrinkage fractures in pillar-like fashion

Dyke

3. tabular discordant (cross-cutting) bodies produced by injection of magma into fractures

Stock

4. a large body of exposed intrusive igneous rock, less that 100 square km surface area

Batholith

5. an extremely large body of exposed intrusive igneous rock, greater than 100 square km surface area

Laccolith

6. a usually horizontal, lens-shaped mass that arches upward (mushroom-shaped)

|||This is a homework assignment that you should be doing yourself. It would take less time to research these terms in a basic igneous geology textbook than it took you to do all that typing.

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A few minieral questions (easy 10 points)?

1. Compare and Contrast Rocks and Minerals definition

2. Explain what hardness is and how it is used to identify minerals.

3. Explain the difference between luster, streak, cleavage and fracture.

6. Look in the website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rocks What is a batholith? b) What determines whether an igneous rock is intrusive or extrusive? Give examples of each.

9. Explain how rocks can turn into each other by use of the rock cycle.|||Hello we are talking about Politics, Football, All Sports, music videos, and more school is the answer to your question. Hello, here are people who deal with this topic http://laconoscenzaliberta.forumcommunit鈥?/a>

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10. How are volcanoes formed at divergent plate boundaries?

11. How are volcanic arcs formed?

12. How are island arcs formed?

Choose basaltic or granite

1. ___ contains a low percentage of silica

2. ___ has high viscosity

3. ___ contains a high percentage of silica

4. ___ has low viscosity

5. ___ flows quietly without explosive eruptions

6. ___ traps gases and produces explosive eruptions

batholith, dike, dome, sill

10. Magma cools slowly and solidifies before reaching the surface. _____

11. Magma is forced into a crack that cuts across rock layers. ____

12. Magma is forced into a crack parallel to rock layers. ____

14. A mass of think, highly viscous lava piles up instead of flowing freely. ____|||I don't know how old you are, and I don't mean to sound demeaning, but this web site looks like it has all the answers you might need.

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What song would go with these lyrics?

Please help! science song?

I need to make a song about science.it needs to be at least 4 verses long

IT MUST BE WRITTEN TO THE MELODY/RHYTHM OF A POPULAR SONG!!

I need to make it about a topic I covered this year.I'm in 7th grade and so far I did

Bohr models,

periodic table,

elements,

rocks(igneous,sedimentary,metamorphic)鈥?br>

atoms,

electrons shells,

metals,

non- metals,

metallids,

African american scientist like Elijah McCoy,Ben Carson,Mae C.Jeminson,

compound,

mixture,

element,

coefficient,

subscript(parts of chemical formula),

homogeneous,

pure substance,

earthquakes,

solvent,

solute,insoluble,

condensation,

sublimation,

saturated,

unsaturated,

evaporation,

ions,

suspension,

heterogenes,

acids,

bases,

ph,

diluted,

potential energy,

kinetic energy,

mechanical energy,

gravitational potential energy,

neutrons,

electrical energy,

heat/thermal energy,

energy,

sound energy,

conservation energy,

photosynthesis,

phototropism,

electromagnetic energy,

UV,

sun tan,

infrared,

skin cancer,

radio waves,

crest,

X-Ray,

lab apparatus,

volume,

density,

minerals,

dike,

sill,

sediments,

foliations,

atmosphere,

hydrosphere,

lithosphere,

Weathering,

mechanical Weathering,

Ice wedging,

HIV/AIDS,

Batholith,

Pluton,

Topography(study of landforms)

Gravity,

Creep,

slump,

rock slides,

mud flows,

Ice,

Glacial erosion,

Sheet flow,

Rills,

Gullies,

streams,

erosion,

fossil,

Alfred Wegener,

Panagea,

Sea floor spreading,

,

trench,

Metric system,

customary system,

cleavage(layered),

fractured(jagged edges),

streak,

Moh's hardness scale,

crystals,

ores,

If you have any ideas,or verses it would be great.Please tell the song that the verse goes to.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!! :)|||:)

This assignment is awesome!

I would probably do it about the metric system. you could have have the chorus be about how to change from US to metric, and 3 verses, one for length, mass and volume.

You should probably choose a pop song to write the cover to. The basic set up is: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, solo, chorus, chorus.

I don't know about you, but current music doesn't really appeal to me. I'm stuck in the 70's. If you are in this boat too, pick a song that you think you teacher would know to cover instead of something from today. You could always take a theme song from a TV show that you watched as a kid, or a popular video game :)

How to make a mind map....?

How to make a mind map?

My task: Organize the terms and groupings below into logical groupings with headings and where appropriate sub-headings.

The words:

A'a' lava, batholith, caldera, cinder cone, columnar jointing, composite cone, crater, dyke(lol), extrusive features, felsic lava, fissure eruptions, giants causeway, laccolith, lahar, lava, lava dome, magma, mafic lava, mauna loa, maount st helens, nuee ardente, pahoehoe, pyroclastic flow, shield volcano, sill, sunset crater, tephra, tsunami, volcanic neck.|||Some good resources for mind mapping:

http://www.mindmapping.com/

http://www.matchware.com/en/special/how-to-mind-map.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

Also, you can use mind mapping software to organize your terms.

MindView has a full functioning free trial that you can use,

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Match the rock types with the description.?

1)Formed by magma_

2) Formed by compaction and cementation _

3)Limestone

4)Subject to weathering, erosion, and deposition

5) Slate, marble, schist, quartzite, and gneiss

6) Formed by magma that cools underground

7) Formed in 3 different ways mechanically, chemically, or organically

8)Formed by rock altered by intense pressure and/or heat (does not melt)

9)Sandstone

10) Form(s) plutons

11)Basalt

12)- Granite

13) Form(s) clastic sediments

14) Formed by clastic sediments

15) Formed by magma that cools above ground

16) Form(s) more or less horizontal strata

17) Formed by chemical precipitation

18)Source of most of our fossil fuels

19) Foliated as a result of shearing

20) Pikes Peak batholith

A. sedimentary

B. metamorphic

C. intrusive igneous

D. metamorphic

E. sedimentary

F. extrusive igneous

G. all types

H. intrusive igneous

I. sedimentary

J. intrusive igneous

K. extrusive igneous

L. intrusive igneous, extrusive igneous

M. sedimentary

N. sedimentary

O. sedimentary

P. all types

Q. metamorphic

R. sedimentary

S. sedimentary

T. intrusive igneous|||Sorry I already did that for homework-- in third grade!

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Can someone check my study guide answers for Earth science?

Sorry its just that i don't want to be studying the wrong answers:

1. A magma鈥檚 composition becomes more _____ as it rises through the lithosphere?

mafic or felsic--%26gt; ANSWER: Mafic

2. Which of the following rocks formed from the most viscous magma? ANSWER: D.Basalt

A. diorite

B. granite

C. gabbro

D. basalt

3. What are three ways to make magma?

-Increase temperature

-Decrease pressure

-Add water

4. What type of rock would you expect to Sierra Nevada batholith?

-Plutonic Rock

5. What type of rock would you expect to find at Yellowstone National Park?

-Rhyolite

6. What type of rock would you expect to seafloor spreading ridge?

-Serpentine

7. Which rock is arguably responsible for the Pacific "Ring of Fire"? Answer: C.Diorite

A. basalt

B. shale

C. diorite

D. serpentine

E. limestone

8. Which type of magma is more viscous? Answer: Felsic

mafic or felsic

9. Which type of magma is hotter? Answer: Mafic

mafic or felsic|||pay attention in class

Song to go with these lyrics?

Hi I need a song that would go with these lyrics that is just instrumental. Please help!

Cool it, magma, lava too;

We're gonna make igneous rock from you.

Under, over, through and through 鈥?br>

Just look at the signs and they'll give you a clue.

If you see large crystals from coolin' slow.

Magma's been intrusive down below.

From the batholith to the smaller sill.

Start with granite, keep goin' down.

Cool it, magma, lava too;

We're gonna make igneous rock from you.

Under, over, through and through 鈥?br>

Just look at the signs and they'll give you a clue.

If the crystals are small or not even there,

Lava's been coolin' quickly up in the air.

Extrusive volcano, lava plains and plateaus

Basalt and pumice are all around.

Cool it, magma, lava too;

We're gonna make igneous rock from you.

Under, over, through and through 鈥?br>

Just look at the signs and they'll give you a clue.

Just look at the signs and they'll give you a clue.

Just look at the signs and they'll give you a clue.|||If there is rhyming and/or repetition, it's always cool to have some basic drum beats in there. Nothing too fancy, and maybe a short but nice electric (or acoustic) guitar solo. Look, things like these I can't really teach you across the Internet, but if you want, there is this online music composition website called www.JamStudio.com. Hope this helps.|||Omg hahahahaha!|||"You and me baby aint Nothin but Mammals! So lets do it like they do on the Discovery Channel..

You and me baby aint Nothin but Mammals! So lets do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.."|||the donkey kong theme song in super smash bros comes to mind, haha creative by the way good ,luck

The volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries are _________?

a) volcanic island arcs

b) ocean trenches

c) oceanic ridges

d) contintental volcanic arc

AND...

1)Which type of landform develops at plate boundaries where one oceanic plate descendes beneath another?

a) rift valley

b) lava plateau

c) volcanic island arc

d) mountain ranges frmed by batholith

2) Most intraplate volcanic activity occurs where ____.

a) hot mantle plumes rise toward the surface within a plate.

b) oceanic plate diverge

c) hot magma descends into the mantle under a plate

d) oceanic and continental plates converge|||1.c

2.c

3.b

Science questions please help?!!?

Question 1

Volcanoes found where two oceanic plates collide form a(n)

a. cinder cone.

b. hot spot.

c. island arc

d. Ring of Fire

(No answer)

Question 2

Magma becomes lava when it reaches a volcano's

a. geyser.

b. magma chamber.

c. pipe.

d. vent.

(No answer)

Question 3

Lava that forms smooth, ropelike coils when it hardens is called

a. aa.

b. silica.

c. pahoehoe.

d. pyroclastic flow

(No answer)

Question 4

A volcanic mountain made up of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs is called

a. shield volcano.

b. cinder cone.

c. composite volcano.

d. caldera.

(No answer)

Question 5

The collapse of a volcano's magma chamber may produce a(n)

a. crater.

b. island arc.

c. batholith.

d. caldera.

(No answer)|||1=c. 2=b 3=c 4=c 5 = d

Can someone help me with a few earth science questions?? EASY TEN POINTS!?

I need help with a few earth science questions! First person to help me with this question with some correct answers will receive the ten points!! (: THANKS!

Multiple Choice

1.An igneous rock that forms after rapid cooling above the earth锟絪 surface is characterized by

A.small crystals or no crystallization at all

B.large, well-defined crystals

C.many small crystals embedded within larger one

2.Which two terms below BOTH describe the igneous rock granite?

A.felsic and extrusive

B.ultramafic and intrusive

C.felsic and intrusive

3.Scientists know that the rocks in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range are made mostly of a granite batholith. Which of the following statements must be true about these rocks?

A.The rocks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains are younger than the surrounding rocks.

B.The rocks formed deep within the earth long ago and have been exposed to Earth's surface through erosion and continental uplift.

C.The rocks are volcanic in origin and formed when the area was once covered with extensive volcanoes.

True or False

Aphanitic rocks are also called volcanic rocks.

Help would be AMAZING!? (: thanks!|||Answers:

1) A (small crystals or no crystallization at all)

2) C (felsic and intrusive)

3) Either B or C (strongly leaning towards C though)

True: Aphanitic rocks ARE also called volcanic rocks.|||1. A

2. C

3. B

True.....To an extent. Aphanitic is not a synonym for volcanic, however most volcanic rocks have an aphanitic texture. The term aphanitic describes the texture of the rock. The term volcanic means it erupts at the Earth's surface. The answer to this question really depends on how sophisticated and knowledgeable your teacher is who made it up.

Volcano Questions...?

i cant find the answer to these, please help

1)Which type of landform develops at plate boundaries where one oceanic plate descendes beneath another?

a) rift valley

b) lava plateau

c) volcanic island arc

d) mountain ranges frmed by batholith

2) Most intraplate volcanic activity occurs where ____.

a) hot mantle plumes rise toward the surface within a plate.

b) oceanic plate diverge

c) hot magma descends into the mantle under a plate

d) oceanic and continental plates converge.|||1) (c) volcanic island arc

When an oceanic plate is forced beneath another into the Earth, it is called subduction. The descending (subducting) plate displaces magma from the mantle and forces it upwards, resulting in a deep-ocean trench and an arc of volcanoes (which are your volcanic islands) on the upper (overriding) plate along the trench.

2) (a) hot mantle plumes rise toward the surface within a plate

First of all, "intraplate" means "within a plate", so the answer cannot be (b) or (d), as those occur at plate boundaries. For (c), this does not ordinarily happen, as hot magma is less dense than the crust and surrounding mantle (which is why it rises in the first place). Now as for the correct answer (a), this is what is known as a hotspot, where unusually hot magma rises up through a plate, causing volcanism on the plate surface. The plate moves over the stationary mantle plume, creating a trail of evidence of volcanic activity. Examples include the Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone.

Hope this helps.

Answers the following questions? 15 points?

1. The process of isostatic adjustment is most closely associated with which of the following?

a. sea-floor spreading

b. buoyancy

c. volcanic activity

d. lithospheric plate collision

2.

If you were driving down the highway and saw mountains composed of layered strata, you could be confident that you were looking at

a. batholiths or laccoliths.

b. a shield volcano.

c. extrusive igneous rock.

d. sedimentary rocks.|||1) Isostatic Adjustment is most closely related to B: Buoyancy. "Isostasy is the principle of buoyancy where an object immersed in a liquid is buoyed with a force equal to the weight of the displaced liquid. On a geological scale, isostasy can be observed where the Earth's strong lithosphere exerts stress on the weaker asthenosphere which, over geological time flows laterally such that the load of the lithosphere is accommodated by height adjustments."

2) You would be looking at D: sedimentary layers. Sedimentary layers for well defined strata for the most part, unless it is extremely weathered. The strata are a result of different deposition events that lay the sediment in place and then another deposition event comes about and deposits another layer on top of that.

The sources I cited should clarify things pretty well.

Hope you find this helpful.

It wouldn't be batholith's since they are just large igneous intrusions which do not form well defined bed sets. The same thing goes for extrusive igneous rocks.It also would not be a shield volcano because they are built mainly from lava flows which also exhibit poor bedding.

Science Questions Thank you.?

1. Which of the following was NOT used in support of the continental drift hypothesis? (1 point)

fossil evidence

paleomagnetism

ancient climate

fit of South America and Africa

2. What was the main reason Wegener鈥檚 continental drift hypothesis was rejected? (1 point)

He was not well liked by other scientists.

He could not provide a mechanism for the movement of the continents.

He could provide only illogical explanations for the movement of the continents.

His evidence was incorrect.

3. Which of the following statements correctly describes the asthenosphere? (1 point)

It is a thin, cold, and rigid layer.

It is the source of Earth鈥檚 heat.

It permits plate motion.

It occurs only near subduction zones.

4. In the plate tectonic theory, a plate can be made up of ____. (1 point)

continental lithosphere only

oceanic lithosphere only

both continental and oceanic lithosphere

both continental and oceanic asthenosphere

19. What is true about all plutons? (1 point)

They form above Earth鈥檚 surface.

They form near Earth鈥檚 surface.

They form below Earth鈥檚 surface.

They cut across other rock layers.

20. A lens-shaped intrusive igneous mass close to Earth鈥檚 surface is called a ____. (1 point)

sill

laccolith

batholith

stock

21. Magma forms when solid rock in the crust and upper mantle ____. (1 point)

melts

vaporizes

crystallizes

cools

22. Magma tends to rise towards Earth鈥檚 surface primarily because ____. (1 point)

water is abundant in magma

rocks become less dense when they melt

silica is abundant in magma

rocks become more dense when they melt

23. The igneous activity in Yellowstone National Park is associated with what tectonic setting? (1 point)

divergent plate boundary

convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary

intraplate setting

convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary|||Google it! :P

Science again?

10. If a volcano does not form at a hot spot, it must form at a

a. laccolith

b. crater

c. plate boundary

d. batholith|||c plate boundary because it is where magma would be close enough to the surface to get exposed therefore making a volcano|||C. plate boundary because plate boundaries such as divergent boundaries at mid ocean ridges can cause land to split and form volcanoes underwater. This is the process of sea floor spreading where new oceanic lithosphere is created

Anyone know the answers to these geology questions?

1. While working in the field, you find a dike cutting across some sedimentary rocks. What grain size would you expect to find in this pluton?

glass

fine-grained

aa

coarse-grained

nonfoliated

2. Batholiths are known to form the cores of mountain ranges such as the Sierra Nevada. What is the implication of this observation?

Because the batholith is at the surface, it implies close proximity to a transform boundary.

Because batholiths form deep within Earth, the occurrence of one at the surface implies that it has since been uplifted and/or the rocks above have been removed.

Because the batholith is exposed at Earth鈥檚 surface, it implies an effusive or quiescent eruption.

Because the batholith is at the surface, it implies close proximity to a divergent zone.

Because the batholith is at the surface, it implies that the magma in it cooled quickly.|||I would say fine grained for the first one, but im not entirely sure if you mean the dike or the sedimentary rock. But Im going with the dike. One that it is in sedimentary rocks which have not been altered which means they must be somewhat close to the surface. So the dike would be close to the surface which means it would have cooled somewhat rapidly and begun to form small crystals so small grained.

the second one is the second one because inorder for something that formed deep within the earth to be at the surface some form of weathering and/or uplift must have occured.

Can you help me please!!!!! 10 points?

1. Which processes form ridges and valleys?

folding, uplift, and erosion

volcanoes

exposed batholiths

oceanic-oceanic convergence

2. What is the displacement between two bodies of rock called?

a syncline

a fold

an anticline

a fault

3. What does an oceanic-oceanic convergence give rise to?

volcanic island arcs

continental volcanic mountains

valleys and ridges

folded mountains|||1 folding, uplift, and erosion

2 a fault

3 volcanic island arcs

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Sedimentary rock science question?

Which of the following is not a type of sedimentary deposit or structure?

delta

moraine

alluvial fan

batholith|||Deltas, moraines and alluvial fans are sedimentary deposits.

A batholith is a large, intrusive igneous rock.

Bio helpp!!!!! pleseee??!!?!?

which of the following lists the order of intrusive igneous rock formations , from smallest to largest?

A)batholith,dike,stock

B)dike,batholith, stock

C)batholith,stock, dike

D)dike,stock,batholith|||I think B........

Three volcano questions, please help I've been working on this project for 5 hours now.?

lava with high amounts of granite usually forms

a- explosive, gaseous volcanoes

b- non-explosive, quiet lava flows

c- shield volcanoes

d- magma that is high tn basalt

In the late 1800's , an island volcano in Indonesia, Krakatoa, erupted explosiveley. what kind of lava did the volcano erupt?

a- basaltic

b- granitic

c- silicic

d- magmic

If a volcano does not form at a hot spot, it must form at a

a- laccolith

b- crater

c- plate boundary

d- batholith|||For the first question, granite doesn't erupt, it's an intrusive/plutonic rock type. Assuming what's really meant is rhyolite, granite's extrusive/volcanic counterpart, the answer is A, explosive, gaseous volcanoes. Shield volcanoes, such as the one I live on (Mauna Loa) are not made of granite/rhyolite and basalt is a type of magma not something a magma can be high in so C and D are out. B is not the correct answer because granite/rhyolite is a silicic magma and they don't erupt quietly.

For question two, the answer is C, silicic because silicic magma (such as rhyolite) erupts explosively. Basaltic lava erupts effusively, granite doesn't erupt as I already mentioned, and magmic isn't a type I've ever heard of.

For question three, the answer is C, a plate boundary. Laccoliths and batholiths are both types of intrusive magma bodies and a crater is a depression feature (sometimes associated with volcanic activity, but not always), so those are not places volcanoes form.|||1: a

2: a ?

3: c|||i dont know the first two without contacting the very back of my mind, but the last one is "c". good luck on your project.|||c c, and a. just studied that stuff.|||I can assure you that the first answer is most definitely A. Granitic magma has a high viscosity (due to it's lower temperature and higher silica content) that traps a lot of gas, when this gas reaches the low pressures of the surface it explodes out making for violent and destructive eruptions.

Answer two I can't tell you with 100% certainty, but it is safe to assume that Krakatoa erupted felsic (granitic) magma. Basaltic eruptions are usually not violent and are not associated with pyroclastic flows - Krakatoa's 1883 eruption is the most violent eruption in modern times and ejected huge volumes of gas and ash these are not typical of a basaltic volcano. Magmic is not a word so you can discount that answer. The answer is either B or C -- as granite is a silicic rock (silica rich rock). If I had to choose I would go with C, just because I do not know exactly what kind of magma Krakatoa erupted, but I'm sure it had a high silica content.

As for the last question... The answer is C.

edit: The answer after me is 100% correct, granite is an intrusive rock, and is never erupted (something I stupidly failed to remember) - so definately go with C for question two. In question one, what it could mean is magma that has melted and mixed with large amounts of granite, not that the lava itself is going to form granite -- otherwise, as the answer after mine says, it should say rhyolite which is the extrusive equivalent of granite.|||number three is most def c.......

not a. not a at all

Help with a Batholite question?

i have a question for homework that says describe the developments of a Batholith. i don't know how to answer it or what it means. please help|||A batholith is a large body of igneous rock. In very basic terms of development they are emplaced in liquid form, ie a magma, within 'country rock' and crystallise (to be seen at surface erosion has to have occurred.

In more complex terms, batholiths are made up of a number of smaller plutons of igneous rocks that have risen in molten form through the 'country rock' by pushing the colder, more dense material aside and/or partial melting. Chemically they tend to be felsic or intermediate in composition. Crystallisation does not occur all at the same time and therefore different rock types will be present within a batholith. Early stages tend to be finer grained and less felsic, late stages tend to coarse (even pegmatitic) and more felsic.

In economic terms batholiths can be used for there stone content (aggregate etc) but may also be host to gold, tin, wolfram and other in-compatible elements close to, at or just outside the contact zone with the host rock.

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For science smarties?

15. A dome-shaped body of igneous rock caused by the magma in a sill pushing upwards is a

a. laccolith

b. batholith

c. dike

d. volcanic neck|||laccolith - a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata

batholith - a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface

dike - a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure

volcanic neck - A column of igneous rock formed by congelation of lava in the conduit of a volcano and later exposed by the removal of surrounding rocks.

you use your brain|||Its A, but your going to get an F if you don't study.|||a|||a

Are you good at science?

i need help with science. can u describe the words batholith, volcanic neck, dike, n sill? thanx if u do|||A batholith (from Greek bathos, depth + lithos, rock) is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive (also called plutonic) rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the earth's crust. Batholiths are almost always made mostly of felsic or intermediate rock-types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite

A volcanic neck is a cylindrical-shaped landform standing above the surface created by magma solidifying in the vent of a volcano. Erosion of the sides of the volcano exposes the neck.

A dike or dyke in geology is a type of sheet intrusion referring to any geologic body that cuts discordantly across

* planar wall rock structures, such as bedding or foliation

* massive rock formations, like igneous/magmatic intrusions and salt diapirs.

Dikes can therefore be either intrusive or sedimentary in origin.

In geology, a sill is a tabular pluton that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or even along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock. The term sill is synonymous with concordant intrusive sheet. This means that the sill does not cut across preexisting rocks, in contrast to dikes, which do cut across older rocks.

Illustration showing the difference between a dike and a sill.

Sills are always parallel to beds (layers) of the surrounding country rock. Usually they are in a horizontal orientation, although tectonic processes can cause rotation of sills into near vertical orientations. They can be confused with solidified lava flows; however there are several differences between them. Intruded sills will show partial melting and incorporation of the surrounding country rock. On both the "upper" and "lower" contact surfaces of the country rock into which the sill has intruded, evidence of heating will be observed (contact metamorphism). Lava flows will show this evidence only on the lower side of the flow. In addition, lava flows will typically show evidence of vesicles (bubbles) where gases escaped into the atmosphere. Because sills generally form at depth (up to many kilometers), the pressure of overlying rock prevents this from happening much, if at all. Lava flows will also typically show evidence of weathering on their upper surface, whereas sills, if still covered by country rock, typically do not|||Yes, I'm good at science.

Want to know how? I did my OWN homework, I paid attention in class, I didn't expect others to do my work for me (that doesn't work at all on a real job anyway).

Your textbook or searching online for those words would give you information - the point of homework is to learn how to learn, not to get the answers from someone else.|||Yes, I am good at science - thank you for asking. And yes, if i felt so inclined, I could also define those terms for you. You are most welcome.

Have a nice day!

Pool of magma that collect beneath the Earth's surface form a structure called ________ [FULL QUESTION INSIDE]

Pools of magma that collect beneath the earth's surface, lift rock layers, and soliidify form a structure called a what????

A) pluton

B) volcano

C) batholith

D) monocline|||batholith

A batholith (from Greek bathos, depth + lithos, rock) is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive (also called plutonic) rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust. Batholiths are almost always made mostly of felsic or intermediate rock-types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite (see also granite dome).

Man do I like wiki!!!|||C batholith|||C|||c|||A|||c. batholith

If i wanted to quarry granite, should i....?

should i do it during an area that has a granite batholith under it or an area that has a granite sill? same depth.

thankkk you if you can help :)|||Find the one that will yield more granite. I think sill will be more easy to extract due to its more straight characteristics. while Batholith may have a lot of irregular dimensions. Which one is easier to query. Batholith due to its shape might also yield more granite so either way figure out which is easier to query and which will yield more rock|||i vote for batholith

The most widespread of all intrusive forms is the?

a. batholith

b. lava flow

c. volcano

d. dike

e. stock|||I suppose widespread means "can be found the most diverse places" in which case I would say dike. Dikes seem to occur pretty well everywhere. If widespread means "areally extensive (cover the most area)", I suppose I would say batholiths. really not a matter of great importance. just spit back whatever the book or the prof or the teacher said.|||Bad question, Dike is probably the answer required as numerically this form is most common however dikes tend to be narrow though they can be pretty long (tens to a few hundred Km)

Batholiths can be pretty big, they can be regional features

Lava flows are Extrusive, not Intrusive as are Volcanos

Which of the following is not exogenic in nature?

A. batholith formation

B. mass wasting

C. erosion

D. weathering|||Hmm...tricky.

Erosion is definately exogenic as is weathering. Mass wasting would be considered exogenic as well as it is merely the downwards movement of materials via gravity and slope, and the erosion needed to uncover the batholith is exogenic.

HOWEVER, the magma and cooling of the magma is endogenic, so I would have to go with A.

Hope it helps|||B. mass wasting

Please help me with this science question?????

here is the question:

what rock formation is better to mine granite from??

a batholith or a sill, considering that they have the same plutonic depth.

i really need help! thank you if you can help. legit answers only, PLEASE!!|||I would say a batholith. Batholiths are composed of a huge expanse of granitic rock %26amp; are the largest intrusive igneous bodies. They usually form the core of mountain ranges (ie- the mountain IS a batholith, therefore lots of granite). In the case of an exposed batholith (a mountain), the surrounding rock has already been removed by uplift %26amp; erosion. Batholiths can extend several miles into the crust.

A sill is formed when basaltic magma is injected horizontally into already existing sedimentary layers, lifting the sedimentary layer of rock up (like an underground lava flow forcing its way in between softer sedimentary rock %26amp; then solidifying). Sills only form at shallow depths %26amp; are smaller than batholiths.

Continental crust is basically _, whereas oceanic crust is basically __.?

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

A. thin; thick

B. basalt; granite

C. granite; basalt

D. igneous; metamorphic

I think it's C. is that right?

2. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is an example of

A. an extrusive igneous formation

B. a folded sedimentary belt

C. an exposed batholith

D. a volcano

is it B?

Thanks|||You are correct on question 1, it is C

question 2 you are incorrect, it is also C

Earth science, what is this called?

These underground sections of igneous rock formations are rather larger and often cause domed hills on the surface of the earth.

a. batholiths

b. dikes

c. laccoliths|||laccoliths is the best answer, because they are usually resistant (i.e. Henry Mountains, UT). Batholiths, when eroded down, can also form hills (i.e. Sierra Nevada).|||a-batholiths|||Batholiths come to mind but another type is called a Pluton.

I have some questions i need answered please!!!!!!!?

1. How can you distinguish a sill from a buried lava flow?

2. how are batholiths emplaced?

3. What criteria are used to classify plutons?

4. why are volcanoes associated with highly viscous magmas more explosive than volcanoes associated with fluid basaltic magmas?

dont have to answer all of them but please please please help!!|||Google It

Stumped on a geology question?

Geologists generally agree that batholiths are emplaced by forceful injection.

True or False?|||When gigantic batholiths are intruded, the surrounding rock, known as the country rock, must somehow make room for the intrusion. Several models have been suggested, but most geologists now agree that a mechanism known as forceful injection is probably responsible for emplacement. Apparently, as the body of magma rises, it deforms the country rock, pushing it out of the way.

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