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Which parent rock is matched with its resulting metamorphic rock?

What type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons in an attempt to fill their outer orbital shells?

What mineral group is most abundant in the Earth’s crust and mantle?

Because sediments are deposited under the influence of gravity, how should an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary rocks appear when exposed at the Earth’s surface?

The process that transforms an accumulation of sediment into a rock is called:

Atoms of a particular element that contain the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called:

Which of the following can cause metamorphism of rocks to occur?

In Bowen’s Reaction Series, which mineral is the first to crystallize in the discontinuous series as a melt begins to cool from high temperatures?

Which type of sedimentary rock is composed of rock or mineral fragments that have been weathered from pre- existing rocks?

Sedimentary rocks created from precipitation of dissolved ions are: