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What is the most prominent textural feature of regional metamorphic rocks?
Foliation
According to the text, which force is believed to be the reason behind the plate tectonics theory?
Gravity slab pull
What did Alfred Wegener propose?
Theory of Continental Drift Theory
In which type of plate boundary would one expect to find folds and faults?
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Which type of rock is more viscous than felsic according to the text?
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What happens during magmatic differentiation?
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What is the main purpose of relative dating in Earth science?
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What do index fossils primarily help with in relative dating?
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What is the primary cause of mass extinctions, according to the given text?
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Which geologic time period witnessed a dramatic increase in biodiversity of life on the planet?
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What do scientists use half-lives for in the context of radioactive decay?
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What does the Law of Horizontality state about the deposition of sedimentary layers?
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