Exam 13: Introduction to Landform Study

With respect to minerals, which of the following is TRUE?

The rock type which results from metamorphosed shale is ________.

Internal forces of the Earth tend to be better understood and more predictable than the external forces of the Earth.

Aeolian processes are a subdivision of the internal geomorphic processes.

How can basalt have layers but not be considered a sedimentary rock?

The basic classification of rock types is based on their ________.

The geographer's concern with Earth's interior is restricted primarily to its influence on ________.

Sedimentary rocks are the most common bedrock on the continents and comprise about ________ percent of the surface.

These rock-forming minerals are light-colored or colorless. They are common components of sedimentary rock and frequently combine with oxygen.

Many of the most important ore minerals are sulfides.

Granite, diorite, gabbro, and peridotite are ________ rocks.

Plutonic rocks are the same thing as intrusive rocks.

A strongly metamorphosed rock with narrow foliation is ________.

The term "landforms" is synonymous with ________.

Slate, schist, and gneiss are all rocks which are classified as ________.

Shale is usually metamorphosed into ________.

Our understanding of the Earth's crust and upper mantle has remained virtually the same for a very long time (a couple of centuries).

Approximately ________ different minerals are known.

In the Earth system, internal and external geomorphic processes act more or less in direct opposition to each other.

Sedimentary rocks are the most common rock type found within the Earth's entire crust.