Diagenesis refers to __________.  

  The formation of metamorphic rock can involve all of the following processes EXCEPT __________.  

  What Earth process is illustrated below?  

  Shale differs from mudstone in that it __________.  

  What is the progression of rock types if the steps of a process are as follows? melting and crystallization → erosion, deposition, and lithification → burial in high pressure/temperature conditions  

  Large, thick-crusted, nonvolcanic mountain belts like the Himalayas are associated with __________.  

  Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is __________.  

  Which of the following best explains what a hypothesis is in science?  

  The figure below shows mafic magma as it meets the seafloor, where it cools to form an igneous rock called __________.  

  When limestone becomes chemically altered so that half of the calcium atoms are replaced by magnesium, the resultant rock is termed __________.