Bowen's reaction series describes

A) the degree of chemical reactivity of various minerals.
B) the order in which minerals crystallize from magma as the magma cools.
C) the ratio of the rate of chemical weathering to physical weathering in a particular rock.
D) the ratio of the rate of physical weathering to chemical weathering in a particular rock.


B) the order in which minerals crystallize from magma as the magma cools.

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Which of the following choices represents a rate of seafloor spreading commonly associated with a ridge such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

A) 1-5 mm/yr B) 1-5 cm/yr C) 1-5 m/yr D) 1-5 km/yr

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Metamorphism that occurs through the involvement of hot water circulating through the rock is called:

a) Contact b) Regional c) Erosional d) Hydrothermal e) Conductive

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