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What is the characteristic feature of granite?
What is the characteristic feature of granite?
- Coarse-grained crystals (correct)
- Fine-grained crystals
- Black in colour
- Glassy appearance
What is the common use of polished granite slabs?
What is the common use of polished granite slabs?
- Production of jewelry
- Construction of buildings
- Decoration of buildings (correct)
- Manufacturing of tools
What is the colour of the crystals of feldspar found in granite?
What is the colour of the crystals of feldspar found in granite?
- Black or silvery white
- Grey or blue
- White or pink (correct)
- Brown or yellow
What is the term used to describe minerals that do not affect the classification of granite?
What is the term used to describe minerals that do not affect the classification of granite?
What is the minimum size of crystals in granite?
What is the minimum size of crystals in granite?
What type of rocks are used in the sport of curling?
What type of rocks are used in the sport of curling?
What is the primary mineral found in granite?
What is the primary mineral found in granite?
How do granite formations originate?
How do granite formations originate?
What happens to granite over time, especially in humid climates?
What happens to granite over time, especially in humid climates?
What can be found in the region surrounding a granite batholith?
What can be found in the region surrounding a granite batholith?
What process can expose granite at the Earth's surface?
What process can expose granite at the Earth's surface?
What can cause the transformation of earlier-formed rocks into metamorphic rocks?
What can cause the transformation of earlier-formed rocks into metamorphic rocks?
What type of rock can be formed from mud and sand on the beach or in a riverbed?
What type of rock can be formed from mud and sand on the beach or in a riverbed?
What can sedimentary rocks become through geological processes?
What can sedimentary rocks become through geological processes?
What is the process by which magma cools to form crystalline igneous rock?
What is the process by which magma cools to form crystalline igneous rock?
What is the location of magma?
What is the location of magma?
What do geologists sometimes call igneous rocks?
What do geologists sometimes call igneous rocks?
What is the characteristic of the crystals in igneous rocks?
What is the characteristic of the crystals in igneous rocks?
Where do intrusive igneous rocks form?
Where do intrusive igneous rocks form?
What do extrusive igneous rocks build?
What do extrusive igneous rocks build?
What is the texture of igneous rocks?
What is the texture of igneous rocks?
What is a rock composed of?
What is a rock composed of?
How are the ages of rocks determined?
How are the ages of rocks determined?
What is the first step in the rock cycle?
What is the first step in the rock cycle?
What happens to sedimentary rocks if they are buried deep in the Earth's crust?
What happens to sedimentary rocks if they are buried deep in the Earth's crust?
What is the process of extreme heat or pressure that alters rocks?
What is the process of extreme heat or pressure that alters rocks?
Approximately how old are the oldest radiometrically dated rocks?
Approximately how old are the oldest radiometrically dated rocks?
