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________ describes how an entire suite of silicate minerals can form from a single basaltic magma as it cools and crystallizes.
 
  A) The theory of plate tectonics
  B) Moh's hardness scale
  C) Bowen's reaction series
  D) The geologic rock cycle

Question 2

What role does water play in generating magma?
 
  A) Water lubricates the path for subducting plates, allowing them to subduct deeper.
  B) Water lowers the density of the rock, allowing it to melt.
  C) Water cools the rock, preventing melting.
  D) Water lowers the melting temperature of the rock, allowing it to melt.


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Jossy

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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