ConcepTest: Rock Cycle Temperature Profile #4
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Question:
The graph below illustrates how the temperature changed with time for part of the rock cycle. Which of the following is best represented by the graph?
a. magma forms a plutonic igneous rock that is then uplifted
b. sediment is lithified and then metamorphosed
c. volcanic igneous rock is melted to form new magma
d. plutonic igneous rocks are uplifted and weathered to sediments
e. sediment is lithified to sedimentary rock that is then weathered to form new sediment
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is B.
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