ECS1601 EXAM PREPARATION 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

ECS1601 EXAM PREPARATION 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

◉ extrusive rock. Answer: What types of igneous rocks form when
magma cools at the surface?


◉ schist. Answer: What is an example of a foliated metamorphic
rock?


◉ recrystallization of existing minerals, development of new
minerals, and deformation of existing minerals. Answer: What are
the 3 types of changes that occur within a rock during
metamorphism?


◉ A naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and lithified
sediments.. Answer: What is the full definition of a rock?


◉ - lithosphere
- asthenosphere
- mantle
- outer core
- inner core. Answer: What is the structure of the Earth?

, ◉ - weathering
- lithification
- metamorphism
- melting
- solidification. Answer: What are the properties of the rock cycle?


◉ structural geology. Answer: the study of the form, arrangement,
and internal structure of rocks


◉ deformation. Answer: tilting, folding, faulting, and foliation of
rocks from stress


◉ stress. Answer: the force acting on an area of the body that can
cause a change in size or shape


= force/area


◉ - compressive
- tensional
- shear. Answer: What are the 3 types of stress?