Read carefully through the paragraph below, and decide which of the options is correct. Intermediate and felsic continental crust can form by simple mantle melting. Physical separation of metamorphosed mafic igneous rocks may leave behind typical, more felsic crust. Partial melting of basaltic oceanic crust in hot early Earth may have generated magmas with continental-crust composition that form rarely today
A) The word " rarely " should be replaced by "abundantly".
B) The word "can" should be replaced by "cannot".
C) The word " separation " should be replaced by "mixing".
D) The word " Partial " should be replaced by "Total".

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sentence states that intermediate and felsic continental crust can form by simple mantle melting. Therefore, the word "cannot" would not make sense in this context. Additionally, the rest of the paragraph does not provide evidence to support any of the other answer choices.

Read Carefully Through the Paragraph Below, and Decide Which of the Options