Geosphere Test Review

Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks?

• Metamorphic
• Indigenous
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

What process is used to form metamorphic 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.

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What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?

• Igneous only
• Sedimentary only
• Metamorphic only
• Any type of rock

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Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?

• Ingenious
• Igneous
• Indigenous 
• Indigo 

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Which of the following rocks is metamorphic?

• Rock 1
• Rock 2
• Rock 3
• Rock 4

How are all rocks related to one another based upon the rock cycle diagram?

• Igneous rocks only come from sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
• Sedimentary rocks cannot make other sedimentary rocks
• All rocks can create any other type of rock
• Heat and pressure must be applied to make sedimentary rock

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The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• compaction and cementation

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of rocks?

• igneous

• crystalline

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

The cooled and hardened lava from volcanoes forms what rock type?

• extrusive igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• intrusive igneous