10. a geologist is collecting data from a sample of rock. which of the following is an example of
qualitative, rather than quantitative, data?
o a. a description of the rock's coloring
o b. the percentages of various minerals in the rock
o c. the weight of the rock
o d. a measurement of rock's grain size

A "description of the rock's coloring" is an example of "qualitative", rather than "quantitative data".

Explanation:

answer; (d) melting of sea ice;

a mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. this uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the oceanic crust and create magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary.a geomagnetic reversal is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.