Quiz about ESS SEM 1 REVIEW: ROCKS

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Intrusive Igneous Rock

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Extrusive Igneous Rock

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Foliated Metamorphic Rock

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Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Extrusive Igneous Rock

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Intrusive Igneous Rock

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Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock

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Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

Question 3

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

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Lava

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Magma

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Mineral Crystals

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Igneous Rocks

Question 4

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

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Texture

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Composition

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Sedimentation

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Igneous-ness

Question 5

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Question 6

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

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Extrusive and Intrusive

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Foliated and Non-Foliated

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Clastic and Biochemical

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Black and Gray

Question 7

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

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Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

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Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 9

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 10

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

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Compaction

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Cementation

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 11

The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.

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cementation

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compaction

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deposition

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organic rock

Question 12

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

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weathering

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erosion

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sediments

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deposition

Question 13

The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?

Accepted Answer

erosion

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weathering

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deposition

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cementation

Question 14

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

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clastic

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chemical

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organic

Question 15

Sedimentary rock that is formed from water evaporating and minerals being left behind.

Accepted Answer

chemical

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clastic

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organic

Question 16

Sedimentary rock made from fossils are called...

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organic

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chemical

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stratified

Question 17

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

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Igneous Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 18

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

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metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

Question 19

Is the following metamorphic rock foliated or non-foliated?

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Foliated

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Non-foliated

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Neither

Question 20

In the simple rock-cycle diagram, which processes along path X would change the schist (stage C) directly into a pile of sediments (stage A)?

Accepted Answer

uplift, weathering, and erosion of the schist

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cementing of sediment grains followed by compaction

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melting of the schist followed by cooling

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heat and/or pressure applied to the schist

Question 21

Metamorphic rocks that formed from these forces are represented by which lettered box in the flowchart?

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A

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E

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B

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F

Question 22

metamorphic rocks result from the

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recrystallization of rocks

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erosion of rocks

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cooling and solidification of molten magma

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compression and cementation of soil particles

Question 23

Large crystals in an igneous rock most likely form as a result of the..

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cooling rate of the magma

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mineral composition of the magma

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fossil content of the rock

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color of the rock

Question 24

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

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False

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True

Question 25

What are the two types of rocks used for construction?

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Limestone and Granite

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Rock

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Cycle

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Marble

Question 26

Weathering happens when?

Accepted Answer

Water, wind, ice, and heat break down.

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Water hits the rocks.

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Ice freezes the rock?

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What is that?

Question 27

Weathering happens when?

Accepted Answer

Water, wind, ice, and heat break down.

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Water hits the rocks.

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Ice freezes the rock?

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What is that?

Question 28

Which layer is the OUTER CORE?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 29

Which layer is the MANTLE?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 30

Which layer is the CRUST?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 31

Which layer is the THICKEST layer?

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Mantle

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Core

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Crust

Question 32

Which layer is the INNER CORE?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 33

The core is made up of which 2 metals?

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Iron and Nickel

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Iron and Bronze

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Nickel and Steel

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Iron and Steel

Question 34

Which layer is the HOTTEST layer?

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Core

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Mantle

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Crust

Question 35

What are the two types of crust

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continental and oceanic

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ocean and upper

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lower and upper

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pizza and subway

Question 36

Which crust is thicker

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continental

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ocean

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bread

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pizza

Question 37

The lithosphere combines what two layers?

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Crust & Upper Mantel

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Athenosphere & Crust

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Mantel & Athenosphere

Question 38

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

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Increases

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Decreases

Question 39

Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?

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Crust

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Mantle

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Outer Core

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Inner Core

Question 40

Why is the inner core solid?

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the pressure

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its unknown

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what it's made of

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it is colder than the outer core

Question 41

Which layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?

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Part of the mantle

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Crust, mantle, Core

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Crust and upper mantle

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Only the crust

Question 42

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Igneous Rock

Question 43

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

Accepted Answer

heat and pressure

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compaction and cementation

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melting and cooling

Question 44

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

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melting and cooling

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heat and pressure

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compaction and cementation

Question 45

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

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all of these

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igneous

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metamorphic

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sedimentary

Question 46

An igneous rock can become ______.

Accepted Answer

all of these

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metamorphic

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sedimentary

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igneous

Question 47

What two processes make sediment?

Accepted Answer

Weathering & Erosion

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 48

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

Accepted Answer

Erosion

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Rock Cycle

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Uplift

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Deposition

Question 49

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 50

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 51

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

Question 52

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 53

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 54

The continuous recycling of new rock from old rock material.

Accepted Answer

Rock Cycle

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Rock 'n Roll

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erosion

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cement

Question 55

Cooling & crystalization produce

Accepted Answer

igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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sedimentary rocks

Question 56

weathering

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water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock

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at great depths, intense heat and pressure squeeze sedimentary rock

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grains of sediment are compacted and cemented together

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rocks inside the Earth move up to the surface

Question 57

plutons

Accepted Answer

large, irregular-shaped rock

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largest intrusive igneous rocks

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forms from magma and erupts onto Earth's surface

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magma pushes into surrounding rock below Earth's surface and cools into course-grained crystals

Question 58

batholiths

Accepted Answer

largest intrusive igneous rocks

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large, irregular-shaped rock

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forms from magma and erupts onto Earth's surface

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magma pushes into surrounding rock below Earth's surface and cools into course-grained crystals

Question 59

chemical sedimentary rock

Accepted Answer

forms from solutions of dissolved minerals and water

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coral reefs, coal

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mineral grains are arranged in bands

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made of fragments of rock cemented together by a mineral

Question 60

foliated

Accepted Answer

mineral grains are arranged in bands

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coral reefs, coal

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forms from solutions of dissolved minerals and water

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made of fragments of rock cemented together by a mineral

Question 61

organic sedimentary rock

Accepted Answer

coral reefs, coal

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forms from solutions of dissolved minerals and water

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mineral grains are arranged in bands

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made of fragments of rock cemented together by a mineral

Question 62

What type of rock is A?

Accepted Answer

igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 63

What type of rock is B?

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

Answer

sedimentary

Answer

igneous

Question 64

What type of rock is C?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Answer

igneous

Answer

metamorphic

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