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The near-surface zone that contains some of the water that soaks into the ground is called the ________.

What force pushes groundwater from pore to pore below the water table?

________ rocks are composed almost entirely of light-colored silicates.

________ is a volcanic rock that is extremely vesicular and glassy.

________ rocks are composed almost entirely of light-colored silicates.

Which of the following crystallizes at the highest temperature?

________ has the highest specific gravity.

Bowen’s reaction series predicts the ________ of the different mineral grains that grow from crystallizing magmas.

The sizes, shapes, and arrangements of mineral grains in an igneous rock are known as ________.

Which of the following igneous rocks exhibit aphanitic texture?