When Plutons Begin to Form and Crystallize to Form Minerals

question 30

Multiple Choice

When plutons begin to form and crystallize to form minerals, fluids emanating from them follow cracks and crevasses in adjacent rocks where ____.

• A)mineral resources such as copper may form
• B)they escape from the atmosphere and cause air pollution
• C)they form volcanic lakes
• D)geologists are able to accurately measure underground temperature
• E)they rupture Earth's surface and form faults

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Definitions:

Capacitance

The ability of a component or circuit to collect and store energy in the form of an electrical charge, measured in Farads.

Bridge Circuit

A circuit that consists of four sections connected in series to form a closed loop.

D'Arsonval Shunt

A D'Arsonval shunt is a precision resistor used in conjunction with a D'Arsonval meter movement to allow the measurement of high currents by diverting some of the current away from the sensitive galvanometer coil.

Contact Resistance

The resistance to the flow of electricity encountered at the point where two conductive surfaces meet or connect.