Rocks Quiz 1

What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock?  (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)

• intrusive igneous
• extrusive igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

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Which BEST describes the rock cycle?

• New rocks form from older rocks.
• Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
• Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
• Layers of rock are broken by faults.

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How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?

• Particles are changed into liquids.
• Particles are compressed into layers.
• Particles are melted together by magma.
• Particles are heated by the Sun.

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In order for sediments to become rock, the sediments are generally

• liquified.

• compacted.
• returned to their origins.
• mixed with organic material.

Which of these substances forms all rocks?

• minerals

• sand

• quartz
• magma

Which process forms the rock halite?

• the slow crystallization of magma deep in the crust
• the cementing together of sediment particles
• the hardening of lava in seawater
• the evaporation of seawater

One rock was formed from rapidly cooling lava and is smooth and glassy. The other rock was formed from slow-cooling magma, so has large crystals. Which rock property is represented by these characteristics?

• color
• texture
• fracture
• hardness

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Which process causes sand grains to stick together to form sandstone?

• cementation
• abrasion
• combustion
• erosion

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