________ has the same mineral composition as andesite.

________ has the same mineral composition as andesite.

Longshore sand transport and longshore currents depend on waves impinging ________ to a shoreline.

When a permanent stream enters a desert area, what happens to its discharge?

Muscovite, biotite, and chlorite are common minerals found in phyllites and schists.

________ occur at about the time of the first quarter and third quarter phases of the Moon.

Continental crust is generally thicker than oceanic crust.

Approximately how much more energy is released in a 6.5 Moment Magnitude earthquake than in one with Mw of 5.5?

The mantle is composed mainly of metallic iron with small amounts of magnesium silicate minerals.

Basaltic lavas are generally hotter and more viscous than andesite lavas.