Earth Science -CRQ

Directions: Record your answers in the spaces provided in your answer booklet.
Some questions may require the use of the Earth Science Reference Tables.
The diagram shows a
cross section of a portion of Earth's crust that has
undergone geological processes. Overturning of rock layers has not occurred. Point A
represents one location of metamorphic rock.
1.
State
one piece of evidence that indicates basalt is the youngest rock unit in the cross
section. [1]
2.
As magma cools, what process changes it into basalt? [1]
3.
State the name of the inorganic sedimentary rock shown in the cross section that is
composed of sediment with the greater range in particle size. [1]
4.
State the name of the rock, formed by contact metamorphism, located at A. [1]
5.
State
one piece of evidence that shows that crustal uplift has occurred in this region.
[1]