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Which rock possesses “fissility” by definition?

Along what type of plate boundary would you be most likely to find broad, shield-shaped mafic volcanism and  and few other geologic phenomena?

If metamorphosed under differential stress, a shale would become which metamorphic rock?

Check out this volcano: Mark the two answers below that together (A) identify the kind of volcano pictured, and (B) the plate tectonic setting where this volcano type typically forms.

Basalt ____________.

__________ volcanoes are very large, broad, dome shaped features with gentle slopes that can erupt thousands of times.

Describe the characteristics and processes associated with sedimentary rocks.  How are the clastic, chemical, and organic subdivisions generally created? (5 pts). Give examples of TWO specific sedimentary rocks and explain the particular characteristics each has that would enable you to tell them apart (4 pts).

Which of the following is/are NOT example(s) of mechanical weathering?

In May of 2018, Kilauea volcano on Hawaii began a new eruption in the Leilani Estates neighborhood. Here’s a view of the eruption from a drone hovering about 150 above it: Which answer best describes the nature of this eruption?

A small piece of a completely different (“alien”) igneous rock included within a plutonic igneous rock is termed a __________.