Geological Processes: Exogenic and Endogenic Overview
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What is the characteristic of shallow water (carbonate) marine areas?

  • Located deep in the oceans
  • Dependent on mineral deposits of coral skeletons (correct)
  • Abundant supply of sediments
  • Generated by submarine landslides

What is the melting point of rocks called?

  • Decompression point
  • Actual melting point
  • Flux melting point
  • Eutectic temperature (correct)

What is the result of slope failures in the oceans?

  • Formation of coral reefs
  • Decrease in ocean pressure
  • Generation of magma
  • Creation of sediments of varying sizes (correct)

What is the process of melting rocks through the decrease of pressure called?

<p>Decompression melting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for geological phenomena and processes originating within the Earth's surface?

<p>Endogenic process (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of magma?

<p>Less dense than actual stones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of melting rocks through the addition of volatiles called?

<p>Flux melting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are submarine landslides commonly observed?

<p>Deep in the oceans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the reaction between water vapor and rock?

<p>Weakening of bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for rocks in liquid to semi-liquid form?

<p>Magma (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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