Plutons Quiz
1.
Plutons are sedimentary rock bodies that form beneath the Earth's surface.
A. True
B. False


2.
Dikes are tabular plutons that cross-cut the surround rock bodies.
A. True
B. False


3.
Sills are tabular plutons that are parallel to the surrounding rock bodies.
A. True
B. False


4.
Batholiths are the smallest of all plutons.
A. True
B. False


5.
Batholiths are found parallel to the long axis of a mountain range.
A. True
B. False


6.
Batholiths are composed of granitic rocks.
A. True
B. False


7.
Batholiths are exposed by uplift and erosion.
A. True
B. False


8.
Xenoliths are fragments of the intruded overlying rock that were not been completely melted.
A. True
B. False


9.
Granitic rocks can be both igneous and metamorphic in origin, but most granites are metamorphic.
A. True
B. False


10.
The origin of batholiths is related to a subducting ocean bearing plate.
A. True
B. False


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