Ch 2-3 Minerals Rocks TEST Q1 midterm

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How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?

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Particles are compressed into layers.

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In order for sediments to become rock, the sediments are generally

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compacted.

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Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock? Options: heating and pressure, compaction and cementation, melting and cooling, uplift and erosion

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heating and pressure

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Which processes change magma into igneous rock? Options: weathering and erosion, heat and pressure, compaction and cementation, cooling and crystallization

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cooling and crystallization

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Minerals are made of one or more

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elements.

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One rock was formed from rapidly cooling lava and is smooth and glassy. The other rock was formed from slow-cooling magma, so has large crystals. Which rock property is represented by these characteristics?

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texture

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Which process causes sand grains to stick together to form sandstone? Options: cementation, abrasion, combustion, erosion

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cementation

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Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?

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sedimentary

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Sedimentary rock forms when rock is first

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broken down by weathering.

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What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface? Options: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous

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Sedimentary