Module 04 Concept Check_ (Fall 2023) GOL 105 (E81A) - Physical Geology
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Module 04 Concept Check
Due
Nov 1 at 11:59pm
Points
10
Questions
10
Available
Oct 18 at 12am - Nov 1 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
None
Allowed Attempts
3
Instructions
Attempt History
Attempt
Time
Score
LATEST
Attempt 1
6 minutes
9 out of 10
Score for this attempt:
9
out of 10
Submitted Nov 1 at 1:43pm
This attempt took 6 minutes.
Purpose
This Concept Check is a summative evaluation of the material from Module 04.
Directions
There will be 10 questions/parts of questions in a variety of formats. You may complete this Concept
Check up to three (3) times with only your highest score being recorded in the grade book. The
questions may be different each time.
You will be able to review these Concept Checks when studying for the exams.
The Concept Checks do not have a time limit.
You take this quiz under the Honor Code.
Click on the Module 04 Concept Check link to take the quiz.
Grading
This quiz is required and worth up to 10 points.
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Question 1
Igneous rock composition is categorized as:
Light, medium, dark
Mafic (basaltic), intermediate (andesitic), felsic (granitic)
Correct!
Correct!
Intrusive, extrusive, plutonic
Basaltic, mafic, gabbro
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Question 2
The intrusive and extrusive, felsic igneous rocks are:
gabrro and basalt
diorite and andesite
granite and rhyolite
Correct!
Correct!
quartz and feldspar
1 / 1 pts
Question 3
Igneous rocks can have special textures. For example, a porphyritic
texture has two different minerals sizes which is indicates two different
cooling rates.
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True
Correct!
Correct!
False
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Question 4
The intrusive and extrusive, mafic igneous rocks are:
gabrro and basalt
Correct!
Correct!
diorite and andesite
granite and rhyolite
quartz and feldspar
1 / 1 pts
Question 5
___________ involves the changing of magma composition by the
removal of denser early-formed ferromagnesian minerals by crystal
settling
magma mixing
differentiation
Correct!
Correct!
assimilation
partial melting
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Question 6
When magma solidifies (cools) it hardens to form an igneous rock.
Igneous rocks like all other rocks can be classified in terms of their texture
and composition.
Texture
for igneous rocks can be classified as either
________________________ or _________________________. Each
of these textures is determined by how fast or slow the magma cooled.
hot, cold
intrusive, extrusive
orrect Answer
orrect Answer
mafic, felsic
coarse-grained, phaneritic
ou Answered
ou Answered
1 / 1 pts
Question 7
Dikes are igneous intrusive bodies that form ________ to bedding.
parallel
horizontal
perpendicular
Correct!
Correct!
underneath
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Question 8
The 3 major components of magma include:
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An intrusive, an extrusive, and volatile component
A mafic, a felsic, and an intermediate component
An earth, a water, and a wind component
A liquid , a solid, and a gaseous component
Correct!
Correct!
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Question 9
Igneous rock composition however is dictated by the amount of silica
present in the rock. High silica content will result in a
__________________________ composition.
dark
felsic
Correct!
Correct!
mafic
intermediate
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Question 10
The intrusive and extrusive, intermediate composition igneous are:
gabrro and basalt
diorite and andesite
Correct!
Correct!
granite and rhyolite
quartz and feldspar
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Quiz Score:
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