Geological Features and Processes

Geological Features and Processes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

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The video explores magma differentiation through Bowen's reaction series, explaining how different rock types form from the same magma. It uses the Palisade Sill in New York as a case study to illustrate these processes. The video also discusses mantle composition, partial melting, and the formation of continents, highlighting the role of hot spots in volcanic activity and land formation.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary factor that causes different types of rocks to form from the same magma?

The process of magma differentiation

The pressure within the magma chamber

The presence of water in the magma

The temperature of the magma

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Palisade Sill example, what type of rock forms first?

Andesite

Rhyolite

Granite

Basalt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of Bowen's Reaction Series in geology?

It determines the age of rocks

It predicts volcanic eruptions

It describes the sequence of mineral crystallization in cooling magma

It explains the formation of sedimentary rocks

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do continents exist according to the Bowen's Reaction Series?

Due to the accumulation of sedimentary rocks

As a result of volcanic eruptions

Due to the movement of tectonic plates

Because of the backward process of the series

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of partial melting of a basaltic ocean plate?

Development of sedimentary layers

Production of quartz-rich magma

Creation of andesitic or granitic magma

Formation of ultramafic magma

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where would you most likely find mafic lava?

On a transform fault

In a subduction zone

At the mid-ocean ridge

At a continental rift

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological feature is associated with the melting of ultramafic material over a hotspot?

Green sand beaches

Quartz sand dunes

Limestone cliffs

Granite mountains

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