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Q: 13. Orthoclase is an example of framework silicate structure. Select one a. True b. False

A: Orthoclase is also called as k-feldspar or alkali feldspar mineral which have chemical composition o...

Q: 25.The second most common minerals of the Earth's crust are silicates: True False

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A: Magma gets differentiated which results in varieties of rocks with distinct chemical compositions an...

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A: Extreme forms of evolute coiling of ammonites shells are serpenticones. They have a loosely coiled s...

Q: 16.Pick up the wrong statement: Silicates Select one: 1. have a distinct physical properties 2. ar...

A: Silicate minerals are rock forming minerals made of silicate group. This are largest and important g...

Q: 18.Plate tectonics is a : a. no answer for this question b. opinion c. theory d. hypothesis

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Q: 3.Augite is an example of mineral that crystallize in sheet of silicate tetrahedra Select one: True ...

A: The mineral augite comes under the pyroxene group of minerals. The chemical composition of augite is...

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Q: 5.Augite crystalized before Albite but not before K-feldspar Select one: True False

A: Augite is a pyroxene mineral that constitutes complex chemical composition. Albite is Sodium rich fe...

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Q: 5.Quartz in igneous rocks can be of secondary or primary origin Select one: True False

A: The Primary minerals consist of those that are found in the crystallization of igneous rocks which a...

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Q: 20.Marine organisms have little chance of preservation than land organisms Select one: True False

A: Oxygen in the atmosphere is one of the strong decomposing agents. Dead organisms will be easily deco...

Q: 4.A magma that is rich in Fe and Mg will contain minerals such as augite and Select one: True False

A: Minerals are naturally occurring substances that have a specific solid structure and a fixed chemica...

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Q: Dunite is ultramafic rock Select one: True False

A: Dunite is a monomineralic rock composed essentially of olivine. Olivine is a mafic mineral and it is...

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Q: 44.Corals may be solitary or colonial However , rugose corails are exclusively solitary Select one :...

A: One of the important corals in the phylum Cnidaria is the rugose. The rugose corals are seen as both...

Q: Rising mantle plumes from "hot spots" produce uplift and 1. transform faults 2.andesitic volcanoes 3...

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Q: 9.Dunite is ultramafic rock Select one: True False

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Q: 11. In which of the following igneous rocks would you be most likely to find the mineral NaAlSi308: ...

A: Igneous rock or primary rock are the 1st formed rock which are formed from colling and solidificatio...

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A: Earth is the third planet in the solar system. It is a terrestrial planet, which means it has a rock...

Q: 2.Which of the following pairs of intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks don't have the same chemical...

A: Intrusive igneous rocks form when magma crystallizes deep inside the Earth's crust. Extrusive igneou...

Q: 2.Which of the following pairs of intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks don't have the same chemical...

A: Rocks are the aggregate of minerals. The composition of the rocks depend upon the initial compositio...

Q: II. DIRECTIONS: Identify the types of volcanic eruption using the jumbled letters. Write the types o...

A: 1 - B 2 - C 3 - D 4 - A

Q: 24/The most effective agent of chemical weathering at the Earth's surface is Carbonic acid ((H2CO3))...

A: Breaking down of rocks and minerals into small and fine particle by wind and water is called weather...

Q: Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follows. 1. Identify the three plates in the diag...

A: 1. Diagram contains three plates: Plates A and B are oceanic and plate C is continental. Oceanic pla...

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