Death Valley is currently sinking partly due to the weight of continuously accumulating sediment shed from the mountains that border the valley. What phenomenon is this an example of and what depositional environment is created by the sediment deposition?

Granite, an intrusive igneous rock, is most similar in mineral composition to which extrusive equivalent?

Which types of minerals are most likely to experience oxidation during chemical weathering?

In plate tectonics, a triple junction is a place on the Earth’s surface where

The map below depicts the locations of earthquakes in the ocean basins. Which of the following locations is most likely to be located along a plate boundary?

Igneous rocks at hot spots are formed by ________ extending deep into the Earth’s mantle.

Sedimentary basins that form on the continental side of mountain ranges are called _________ basins.

Which of the following is true regarding biochemical chert?

In the discontinuous series of Bowen’s reaction series, the first mineral to crystallize from a mafic melt is

Below is a photo of an outcrop where bedrock, unconsolidated sediments, and soil are all visible. Which of the three materials is youngest?Click to view larger image.