RMAG Trivia 7

____ forms from sediments piled onto the non-subducting tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.

The oldest known site of emerald mining is in:

What is the term for the formation of an insoluble material in a fluid?

What new mineral was discovered in the furnace of Russia’s Tolbachik volcano?

Mylonites are formed in _____ zones.

The typical product of precipitation of solid crystals from a fractionating magma chamber are _____ rocks.

Unfractured pumice has high porosity but low _____.

Unfractured shale, salt and fine-grained limestone are all good ___ within an oil field.

To be considered an ultramafic rock, the silica content must be below approximately what percent by weight?

The grade measured by the ratio of drop in elevation of a stream per unit horizontal distance is

What is used to determine the principal plane & stresses in a two-dimensional stress system?

What type of deformation has occurred when an object returns to its original shape after removing applied force?

What is a fluid-flow regime characterized by swirling or chaotic motion as the fluid moves along the pipe or conduit?

Name the geoscience performed to detect elemental composition.

Which car sold more than one million units in 1965 and still holds the record today?

A form of diagenesis in which buried organisms are replaced by minerals is known as:

What are the layers of the Earth in order from inside to the outside?

Which Bronco quarterback started last Sunday?

What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?

What theory explains blueschist blocks in direct contact with graywacke deposited in a sedimentary environment?

The interface between two grains, or crystallites, in a polycrystalline material is a:

Which of the following is the most brilliant of illuminating gases used in manufacturing explosives?

An extra hole drilled at the end of the well to ensure the zone of interest can be fully evaluated is:

What was the single supercontinent of the Paleozoic/Mesozoic boundary called, as named by Alfred Wegener?

The relationship between Prof. X & Magneto is fashioned after which two historical figures?

What kind of preservation most commonly applies to fossil tree leaves?

Arizona’s state fossil is:

Who sang the original "Santa Baby"?

In the United States, what is the angular difference between the North Pole and magnetic North?

Natural waters contain four cations particularly significant for the brewing process: Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium and

Brittle strength increases with ____________ pressure.