Quiz 4 (Mountains and Volcanoes) Review FA24

Classify these as causing melting of rock into magma or solidifying of magma into rock.

Groups:

(a) Melting

,

(b) Solidifying

• Lowering of temperatur

• Raising of pressure

• Addition of water

• Loss of water

• Lowering of pressure

• Raising of temperature

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Granitic magma originates in the ​ (a)   and is more ​ (b)   than basaltic magma, which originates in the ​ (c)   , because granitic magma has more ​ (d)   .

• crust
• viscous
• mantle
• silica
• core
• dense
• iron

Because of its lower density than solid rock of the same composition, magma moves ___.

• upward

• downward

• Toward the poles

• Toward the equator

Label these intrusions.

a

b

c

d

Dike

Sill

Pluton

Batholith/Stock

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Lava is magma that has reached the surface.

• Magma is lava with a low silica content.

• Lava is hotter than magma.

• Magma partially melts, while lava does not.

Categorize these volcanically erupted materials as being examples of lava flows or pyroclastic material.

Groups:

(a) Lava flows

,

(b) Pyroclastic material

• Pahoehoe

• Aa

• Ash

• Cinders

• Scoria

• Blocky lava flow

Match the following volcano types and pictures.

• Shield

• 
• Composite Cone

• 
• Cinder Cone

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the term for a fracture across which two bodies of rock can slip, or move, relative to each other?

(a)  

Match the images with the types of faults.

• Thrust fault

• 
• (Non-thrust) reverse fault

• 
• Strike-slip fault

• 
• Normal fault

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Match the rock responses to stress to their definitions.

• Elastic deformation

• The rock breaks.

• Brittle fracture

• The rock changes shape permanently.

• Plastic deformation

• The rock changes shape until stress is removed.