Geology Terms A-Z - Statistics

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Definition		Answer	% Correct
Fossilized resin or tree sap, usually orange or gold	A	Amber	100%
The wearing away of rocky by wind, water, and/or ice	E	Erosion	100%
The preserved remains or traces of a dead organism	F	Fossil	100%
Rock formed by the solidification of cooled magma	I	Igneous	100%
A geological period (201 mya to 143.1 mya). Hint: dinosaurs	J	Jurassic	100%
Molten rock expelled from an erupting volcano	L	Lava	100%
Very fine rock particles	S	Sediment / silt / sand	83%
A zirconium silcate	Z	Zircon	83%
The process by which material is added to an area	D	Deposition	67%
Volcanic glass formed when moleten rock cools rapidly	O	Obsidian	67%
A mineral composed of silicon dioxide	Q	Quartz	67%
A landform scooped out by water erosion	B	Basin	50%
A loose collection of rocks	G	Gravel	50%
An inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition	M	Mineral	50%
A vent or mountain from wihich molten rock and gases escape to the surface	V	Volcano	50%
A material whose constituents are arranged in lattice structure	C	Crystal	33%
Topography formed by the dissolution of soluble bedrock	K	Karst	33%
A fissure where geothermally heated water discharges	H	Hydrothermal vent	17%
A vertical standing rock formation	P	Pillar	17%
A linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart	R	Rift	17%
A type of powdered, yellow uranium representing an intermediate step in processing uranium ore	Y	Yellowcake	17%
A small, irregularly rounded lump of mineral that has a contrasting composition of the enclosing sediment	N	Nodule	0%
One of the divisions of the lithosphere	T	Tectonic plate	0%
An igneous rock with a very low silica content	U	Ultramafic	0%
An iron, manganese, and tungstate material	W	Wolframite	0%
A rock fragment that becomes enveloped in a larger rock	X	Xenolith	0%

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