Rocks - Urban

Lisa finds a rock deep in the ocean by an underwater volcano. The formation of this rock is an example of an interaction between which systems?

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and atmosphere

• biosphere and hydrosphere

Which of the following is an example of how the atmosphere and geosphere interact?

• a dinosaur bone is fossilized in tar

• the wind carries sand in the desert

• rain water weathering rocks

• a pine tree absorbing carbon dioxide

All of the following items are included in the biosphere EXCEPT___________.

• people

• the rainforest

• goldfish

• trace fossil

If igneous rock cools quickly, the size of the crystals which form ___________.

• decreases

• increases

• will not be affected

• cannot be determined

Which characteristic is common to intrusive igneous rocks?

• Visible Crystals

• Gas bubbles

• Ribbon like layers

• Glassy surface

A rock that forms when lava hardens on Earth’s surface and has a glassy black surface is called an ____.

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive metamorphic rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive volcanic rock

Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rocks?

• Crystals

• Gas bubbles

• Ribbon like layers

• Glassy surface

Which process in the rock cycle forms magma?

• weathering

• melting

• cooling

• erosion

Fossils are only found in ____.

• intrusive igneous rocks

• foliated metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• nonfoliated metamorphic rocks

Technology is the result of using scientific knowledge to improve the lives of people. What is one example of how technology helps scientists collect new evidence? SC6N13

• Email allows scientists to communicate with one another.

• Scientists can share results on the internet.

• Microscopes help scientists observe things that were too small to see.

• Computer programs create graphs for data analysis.