Oxidation weathering is fastest where rocks experience abundant A Oxygen and moisture B Salt and drought C Ice and wind
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Chapter 6: Agents of Gradation (Set-3)
Hydrolysis of feldspar commonly produces clay minerals like A Kaolinite B Halite C Gypsum D Magnetite Explanation Feldspar reacts with
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Which weathering type changes minerals through water reacting with feldspar A Abrasion B Hydrolysis C Insolation D Deflation Explanation Hydrolysis
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Weathering means the breakdown of rocks at or near Earth’s surface A Lava cooling B Plate collision C Rock breakdown
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A rock showing “large crystals in fine matrix” indicates which cooling history most accurately? A Rapid then slow cooling B
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A rock that cools slowly deep underground is most likely to be A Fine extrusive igneous B Layered clastic sedimentary
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A rock formed by rapid cooling in water may show “pillow” shapes; it is usually A Granite pluton B Marble
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Which rock type generally forms a hard “crystalline mass” instead of layers? A Igneous crystalline rocks B Clastic sedimentary rocks
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Which group of rocks forms directly by cooling of molten material? A Sedimentary rocks B Igneous rocks C Metamorphic rocks
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The “double seismic zone” in some subduction areas mainly suggests A Two ocean currents B Two wind belts C Two
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