Rocks of the shield are ___

Rocks of the shield are ____.
A)exclusively igneous
B)exclusively metamorphic
C)exclusively sedimentary
D)primarily igneous and metamorphic
E)primarily igneous and sedimentary

Question 2

The addition of water to the zone of saturation is known as ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 3

At convergent plate boundaries, more viscous magmas, usually of felsic composition, are emplaced as ____, thus accounting for the explosive eruptions that typically occur there.
A)supervolcanoes
B)plutons
C)fissures
D)lava domes
E)cinder cones

Question 4

Each of the major continents at the beginning of the Paleozoic had two major components. These were a(n) ____.
A)trough and a range
B)craton and a mobile belt
C)immobile belt and a rift margin
D)craton and a ocean basin
E)volcano and a desert

Question 5

The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation is known as the ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 6

Pyroclastic materials ____.
A)have low viscosity and a ropy texture
B)are rare to absent at great depths in the ocean
C)do not vary in size
D)are always ejected very quickly from volcanoes
E)can only be found at locations where intraplate volcanism occurs

Question 7

_____ are the relatively stable and immobile parts of continents and form the foundation on which Phanerozoic sediments were deposited
A)Shields
B)Platforms
C)Cratons
D)Epeiric seas
E)Orogenies

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Rocks of the shield are ____.

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