Geology Unit Test Review

Calcium carbonate seeps through sediments and glue them together, this process is

• compaction
• erosion
• cementation
• weathering

Weathering includes all of the following EXCEPT

• biological roots
• compaction
• mechanical
• chemical

The transportation of sediments is

• chemical
• erosion
• physical
• weathering

The process of wind and water breaking down rocks in small pieces is

• erosion
• mechanical
• weathering
• deposition

The act of placing the sediments down for compaction is

• cementation
• deposition
• weathering
• erosion

Igneous rocks are rocks of made from magma. Which igneous rock cools slowly underground?

• intrusive
• extrusive
• both of these
• none of these

Which type of rock forms when sediments compact and cement together?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• none of these

Which type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• none of these

Which type of rock forms when other rocks undergo heat and pressure?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• none of these

Which 2 elements contain the main composition of the crust?

• Magnesium and Iron
• Iron and Nickel
• Magnesium and Cobalt
• Silicon and Oxygen