The San Andreas Fault System is an example of a transform plate boundary setting that offsets the
continental crust of western North America
True
The mantle consists of what type of igneous rock
Peridotite
The compositional and textual layering exhibited by metamorphic rocks is formed by what process
Compressional deformation
Sediment that eventually forms sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and mudstone may form by all of
the following processes except:
Weathering and erosion of mantle rocks
The formation of sedimentary rock involves all of the following processes except:
Heating under increased pressure and temperature deep in the crust
Refer to the figure which depicts a vertical cross section through the upper crust exposing the following
rocks features:
Which of the following is the oldest geoloigc event?
Deposition of sandstone
