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Oxygen, with 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons, should have an atomic number of ___ and an atomic mass number of ____.

The Rock and other inorganic Earth material that make up the bulk of the planet is known as

Clay minerals are silicates that form _________________.      

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?