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ConcepTest: Temperature and Depth of Rock Formation #2

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

The diagram below illustrates five potential combinations of temperature and depth that are characteristic of different rock types. Answer the question that follows using the diagram. Which letter is the best choice to represent the conditions necessary for the formation of a clastic sedimentary rock?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E

Temperature vs. Depth of Rock Formation

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is E.

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