Science BJU 7 Chapter Practice 10 Unit Flashcards Rocks

Front

Why are igneous rocks like granite and basalt often used for statues and important buildings?

Back

They are very weather resistant.

Front

Which type of rock is most closely tied to the process of erosion? igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, none of these

Back

sedimentary

Front

What comes between deposition and cementation in sedimentary rock formation?

Back

compaction

Front

The original rock that was altered to form a metamorphic rock is the _______ rock.

Back

source

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

The law of conservation of matter implies that the earth's matter can change in form but not in mass.

Back

True

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Front

Long, thin grains in a rock indicate that something abnormal happened to it during its existence.

Back

True

Front

Fossils commonly found in granite?

Back

False

Front

Igneous rocks make the best building materials because they tend to dissolve in acid rain.

Back

False

Front

Chalk an inorganic sedimentary rock?

Back

False

Front

Sedimentary rocks are the starting material for most versions of the rock cycle.

Back

False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1