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If a body of igneous (source) rock is subjected to partial melting, the magma that is produced is expected to be ____.

Which does NOT match a sedimentary rock with a possible metamorphic equivalent?

You are standing on the road looking at this fault. What kind of fault is this? The fault plane is indicated in red.

If an igneous rock has aphanitic (fine-grained) texture, it must be an ______ rock.

A typical quartz sand beach is most likely to form which type of sedimentary rock?

What happens when a sediment or sedimentary rock is gradually buried deeper inside Earth?

A large area undergoes metamorphism (all rocks reach same grade). However, after the event, some rocks are quartzite and some are schist. Why?

What type of stress most likely caused these folds?

At a continent-continent convergent boundary, which rock type is most likely to form?

During _______ minerals change structure but composition stays the same.