Section #: 18.2
Intrusive Activity
Practice Test
1.
What type of igneous pluton is tabular and parallel to surrounding rock layers?
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a.
a dike
b.
a stock
c.
a sill
d.
a batholith
Hint
2.
What type of texture do most plutons have?
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a.
pegmatitic
b.
fine grained
c.
intermediate grained
d.
coarse grained
Hint
3.
What is the name for an igneous intrusion that is smaller than a batholith but similar in shape?
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a.
sill
b.
dike
c.
laccolith
d.
stock
Hint
4.
A __________ is a mushroom-shaped pluton with a round top and flat bottom.
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a.
laccolith
b.
sill
c.
batholith
d.
stock
Hint
5.
A __________ is a large intrusive igneous rock body that covers at least 100 square km.
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a.
batholith
b.
sill
c.
dike
d.
laccolith
6.
What letter in the figure depicts the possible beginning of plutons like dikes and sills?
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a.
B
b.
C
c.
dike
d.
none of the above
Hint
7.
A tabular pluton that cuts across preexisting rock is called a __________.
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a.
laccolith
b.
dike
c.
sill
d.
stock
Hint
