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Which factor determines the composition of igneous rocks?
Which factor determines the composition of igneous rocks?
- Size of grain
- Percentage of SiO2 (correct)
- Degree of crystallinity
- Color of the rock
What determines the texture of sedimentary rocks?
What determines the texture of sedimentary rocks?
- Lithology of protolith
- Magma chemistry
- Size of grain (correct)
- Degree of Crystallinity
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
- From the rate of cooling
- From the deposition and lithification of sediment grains (correct)
- From the crystallization of molten material
- From magma chemistry
What is responsible for the degree of crystallinity in igneous rocks?
What is responsible for the degree of crystallinity in igneous rocks?
Which factor determines the classification of metamorphic rocks?
Which factor determines the classification of metamorphic rocks?
What is the primary factor affecting the color of sedimentary rocks?
What is the primary factor affecting the color of sedimentary rocks?
Which type of sedimentary rock is composed of fragments (clasts) of pre-existing minerals and rocks?
Which type of sedimentary rock is composed of fragments (clasts) of pre-existing minerals and rocks?
Which sedimentary rock is classified based on the percent abundance of fragments embedded in a matrix?
Which sedimentary rock is classified based on the percent abundance of fragments embedded in a matrix?
What process leads to the formation of Chemical Sedimentary Rocks?
What process leads to the formation of Chemical Sedimentary Rocks?
Which type of rocks are markers for temperature and pressure due to recrystallization from higher temperature and pressure?
Which type of rocks are markers for temperature and pressure due to recrystallization from higher temperature and pressure?
What is the classification basis for Metamorphic Rocks according to the text?
What is the classification basis for Metamorphic Rocks according to the text?
What differentiates Clastic Sedimentary Rocks from Biochemical and Chemical Sedimentary Rocks?
What differentiates Clastic Sedimentary Rocks from Biochemical and Chemical Sedimentary Rocks?
