Rocks and Minerals Review Ouimette

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How can sedimentary rock change into metamorphic rock? Options: erosion and deposition, melting and crystallization, heat and pressure, compacting and cementation

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heat and pressure

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A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a ___________.

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foliated rock

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What type of rock is shown in the diagram of the Grand Canyon layers useful for studying fossils?

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sedimentary rock

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In addition to heat, which of the following changes granite (igneous) into gneiss (metamorphic)? Options: acid, water, pressure, erosion

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pressure

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Use Moh's hardness scale to answer the question. A penny has a hardness of 3.5. Which mineral has a hardness most similar to a penny? Options: Fluorite, Talc, Diamond, Quartz

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Fluorite

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small, solid pieces of material from rocks and living things

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sediment

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A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces has the property called _____________.

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cleavage

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the process in which running water, wind and gravity move sediment

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erosion

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the process in which dissolved minerals glue particles together

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cementation

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the process by which sediment settles out of the air or water

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deposition