Rock Transformations Flashcard

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What is the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt made of now?

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Metamorphic rock

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How old is the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt?

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3.8 billion years

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What causes subduction to take place?

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Plate movement

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What type of rock is formed from the cooling and hardening of liquid magma?

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Igneous rock

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What causes mountains to form as they are uplifted? Options: Plate movement, Earthquake, Subduction, Volcanic eruption

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Plate movement

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What type of rock is formed through the compaction and cementation of sediment?

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Sedimentary rock

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What process transforms rock without melting it? Options: Erosion, Subduction, Volcanic eruption, Metamorphic processes

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Metamorphic processes

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What caused the last rock transformation of the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt? Options: Subduction, Volcanic eruption, Erosion, Plate movement

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Subduction

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What caused the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt to be finally exposed?

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Erosion

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What type of rock is formed when a rock formation is exposed to heat or pressure deep underground?

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Metamorphic rock