Rock Test Review 2017

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____

• Texture
• Composition
• Sedimentation
• Igneous-ness

The individual particles that make up a rock are known as _____

• Grains
• Textures
• Metamorphs
• Lava

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

• Extrusive and Intrusive
• Foliated and Non-Foliated
• Clastic and Biochemical
• Black and Gray

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Sedimentary rock that is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral are called...

• chemical
• organic
• clastic