Geology Pre-Quiz

Which of the following are the major categories of rock found on Earth?

• Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
• Granite, Basalt, Limestone
• Mafic, Intrusive, Batholith
• Snap, Crackle, Pop

The _________ refers to the change in rock material over time. This process has no beginning and no end.

• rock cycle
• rock wall
• rock table
• rock lobster

Igneous rocks that form below Earth's surface are called:

• Extrusive (Volcanic)
• Intrusive (Plutonic)
• Mafic
• Interruptive

These Igneous rocks form on Earths surface- they usually come out of volcanoes

• Extrusive (Volcanic)
• Intrusive (Plutonic)
• Felsic
• Melfic

Granite forms underground, therefore it has ____________ crystals.

• Large
• Small
• No
• Dark

The rate of magma cooling affects

• rock size
• rock color
• crystal size
• crystal color

You find a rock with very large crystals. Based on your observation, you infer that the rock formed_______

• above ground
• below ground
• in outer space
• on the great space coaster (Get on board!)

___________ are weathered pieces of rock that can combine to form sedimentary rocks

• liquid hot magma
• sediments
•  stocks
• batholiths

___________ sedimentary rocks form from the remains of living organisms

• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic
• Neat

Sedimentary rocks that have visible layers probably formed from

• evaporation from a solution
• deposition of sediments
• precipitates from a solution
• erosion