Werner Invited His Students to See a Particular Rock Type

question 15

Multiple Choice

Werner invited his students to see a particular rock type in France, whereby their viewpoint about the formation of all rocks changed. Why was this so?

• A) They saw lava flows that clearly had not issued from the volcanoes and were composed of a rock called basalt; Werner believed that basalt was volcanic.
• B) They saw lava flows that clearly had issued from the volcanoes and were composed of a rock called basalt; Werner didn't believe that basalt was volcanic.
• C) They saw sandstone that contradicted their Neptunist beliefs.
• D) They saw metamorphic rocks that contradicted their Neptunist beliefs.

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