An Igneous Rock Is Weathered Down to Rock Fragments; What

question 12

Multiple Choice

An igneous rock is weathered down to rock fragments; what happens to the fragments?

• A) They undergo lithification to form sedimentary rocks.
• B) They are transported and deposited into sediment banks, then undergoing lithification to form sedimentary rock.
• C) They experience intense heat and pressure to form metamorphic rock.
• D) They melt to form new igneous rock.

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Definitions:

Rearrangement

A chemical reaction in which the structure of a molecule is rearranged to form a new molecule.

Expected Product

The outcome that is predicted to result from a chemical reaction under specified conditions, based on the reactants and the reaction mechanism.

Solvolysis

A chemical process where the solvent plays a crucial role in the breaking of bonds in substrates, leading to the formation of products.

Chiral

Describes a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, essentially having a non-symmetrical arrangement of atoms.