[ REQUIRED ] When rocks are exposed to oxygen,
[ Select ]
Reduction
Oxidation
Carbonation
can occur. In rocks containing iron, this can turn them rusty red. When rocks are in an environment deprived of oxygen,
[ Select ]
Reduction
Oxidation
Carbonation
can occur. In rocks containing iron, this can turn them dark green or blackish.

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[ REQUIRED ] When rocks are exposed to oxygen, 
[ Select ]
Reduction
Oxidation
Carbonation
 can occur. In rocks containing iron, this can turn them rusty red. When rocks are in an environment deprived of oxygen, 
[ Select ]
Reduction
Oxidation
Carbonation
 can occur. In rocks containing iron, this can turn them dark green or blackish.

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[Restating the prompt and blanks] The prompt presents a two-blank completion scenario about rock chemistry: first blank is about rocks exposed to oxygen, and second blank is about rocks in an environment deprived of oxygen. It also notes that iron-containing rocks can turn rusty red when oxygen is present, and that in oxygen-poor conditions iron-containing rocks can become dark green or blackish.

[First blank analysis] When rocks are exposed to oxygen, the chemical process most commonly occurring is oxidation. Oxidation involves the loss of electrons and is typically associated with the addition of oxygen or the combination with oxygen-containing species. In rocks that contain iron, oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ (and the formation of iron oxides such as Fe2O3) leads to the characteristic rusty red color. This makes oxidation the correct completion for the first blank.

[Second blank analysis] In an environment deprived of oxygen (reducing conditions), reduction processes predominate in many rock systems. Reduction involves the gain of electrons and often accompanies the removal of oxygen from minerals or the addition of reducing agents. In iron-bearing rocks under low-oxygen conditions, reduction of iron oxides can produce minerals that are darker green or blackish in color (such as magnetite or other reduced iron minerals). Therefore, reduction is the appropriate completion for the second blank.

[Why not the other possibilities] Carbonation (the reaction of minerals with carbonic acid) can influence rock chemistry, but it is not the primary process described by the prompts about oxygen presence or absence and the associated color changes in iron-bearing rocks. Hence, carbonation is not the correct fill for either blank in this context.

[Summary of the logic] The sequence aligns with standard redox (oxidation-reduction) behavior in iron-rich rocks: oxygen-rich environments drive oxidation and iron oxides that look rusty red, while oxygen-poor environments drive reduction and the formation of darker reduced iron minerals that appear greenish to blackish. The two chosen terms—oxidation for the first blank and reduction for the second blank—match these established patterns and explain the observed color changes in iron-containing rocks.

EARTHSC 1105 SP2025 (19395) UNIT 08 | Quiz

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