Quiz about Rocks and the rock cycle.

Question 1

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

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

Question 2

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

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 3

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?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 4

Cooling & crystalization produce

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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sedimentary rocks

Question 5

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

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False

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True

Question 6

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 7

Rock that forms when minerals precipitate out of evaporating water and from crystals?

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 8

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rock Cycle

Question 9

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 10

An igneous rock can become ______.

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all of these

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metamorphic

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sedimentary

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igneous

Question 11

rock altered, changed, by pressure and heat

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metamorphic rock

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sedimentary rock

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igneous

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erosion

Question 12

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

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sediment

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texture

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weathering

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erosion

Question 13

What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive

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Form from Lava

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Have layers

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Have Rounded Edges

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Form By Sediment

Question 14

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

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Erosion

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Rock Cycle

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Uplift

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Deposition

Question 15

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rock Cycle

Question 16

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

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 17

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

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 18

What does it mean for a rock to be intrusive?

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Form from magma

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Have layers

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Have rounded edges

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Form from sediment

Question 19

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

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Intrusive Rock

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Chemical Rock

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Foliated Rock

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Extrusive Rock

Question 20

A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a

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Foliated Rock

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Clastic Rock

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Nonclastic Rock

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Nonfoliated Rock

Question 21

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

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Magma

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

Question 22

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

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Metamorphic rock

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Igneous rock

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Sedimentary rock

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Extrusive rock

Question 23

Marble and Quartzite are examples of which type of rock?

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Nonfoliated metamorphic

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Chemical sedimentary

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Foliated metamorphic

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Extrusive igneous

Question 24

Which of the following is not a rock

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Lava

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Pumice

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Halite

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Sandstone

Question 25

The three groups of rocks are classified by

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How they form

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Color

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Grain size

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Chemical Composition

Question 26

Fossils are only found in

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Sedimentary rocks

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Foliated Metamorphic rocks

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Igneous Rocks

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Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

Question 27

This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

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Rock

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Mineral

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Fossil

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Sediment

Question 28

What are the particles of weathered rock called?

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Sediments

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Fossils

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Rocks

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Minerals

Question 29

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

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Rock Cycle

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Igneous rocks

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Sedimentary rocks

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Metamorphic rocks

Question 30

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

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Fossils

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Rocks

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Sediments

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Minerals

Question 31

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

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Organic; Clastic; Chemical

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Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

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Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

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Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

Question 32

Chemical rocks are...

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Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

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Made from heat

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Made from dead animals/plants

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Made from pieces of other rocks

Question 33

Organic rocks are...

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Made from the remains of dead animals/plants

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Made from heat

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Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

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Made from pieces of other rocks

Question 34

What is an example of an organic rock?

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coal

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breccia

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rock salt

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shale

Question 35

This rock is made of large bits of gravel cemented together. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

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Clastic

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Chemical

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Organic

Question 36

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

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cementation

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deposition

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organic rock

Question 37

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

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striped layers

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weather patterns

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tiny crystals

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glassy surfaces

Question 38

Which formation process do most sedimentary rocks follow?

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erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

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cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion

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erosion, compaction, cementation, deposition

Question 39

Which best describes deposition?

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particles settle as loosely packed sediment

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sediment pressing together

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dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

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running water or wind carry away fragments of rock

Question 40

Which process best describes compaction?

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particles are squeezed together under pressure

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particles glue together as minerals harden

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sediment settles

Question 41

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

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cementation

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deposition

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organic rock

Question 42

What rock is made from sand?

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Sandstone

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Siltstone

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Gravel

Question 43

How is sediment classified/grouped?

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By size

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By color

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By hardness

Question 44

What is the breaking down of rocks?

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Weathering

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Clastic

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Vesicular

Question 45

Slate, Phyllite, Schist and Gneiss are examples of

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Foliated metamorphic rocks

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Nonfoliated metamorphic rocks

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Intrusive igneous rocks

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Clastic sedimentary rocks

Question 46

The natural "cement" that hold sediments together to form sedimentary rock is made up of?

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minerals

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glue

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marshmallows

Question 47

What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive

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Form from Lava

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Have layers

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Have Rounded Edges

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Form By Sediment

Question 48

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock.

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glassy

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smooth

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coarse

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vesicular

Question 49

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock.

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vesicular

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glassy

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rough

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coarse

Question 50

Igneous Rocks form by what process?

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Crystallization

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Weathering

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Metamorphism

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Evaporation

Question 51

If an igneous rock forms with lots of space and over a long period of time, what will the rock have?

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larger crystals

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no mineral crystals

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smaller crystals

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both small and large crystals

Question 52

What category of igneous rock has no crystals at all?

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glassy

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aphanitic/extrusive

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phaneritic/intrusive

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porphyritic

Question 53

How are igneous rocks classified

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by mineral composition and texture

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by color alone

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by the type of cement between crystals

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by the size of the rock itself

Question 54

What is the name of a light, extrusive igneous rock that is frothy due to many vesicles (bubbles)? It can float in water.

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Pumice

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Porphyry

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Obsidian

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Andesite

Question 55

What is the name of a dark colored, extrusive rock found in the oceanic crust?

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Basalt

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Granite

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Rhyolite

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Gabbro

Question 56

What is the name of a common light colored intrusive rock found in the continental crust.

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Granite

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Rhyolite

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Gabbro

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Basalt

Question 57

Rocks that contain grains that are large and easy to see are called

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Coarse grained rocks

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Fine grained rocks

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Glassy rocks

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Vesicular rocks

Question 58

In order to determine the mineral composition of a rock, geologists might

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Observe thin sections of it under a microscope

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Tap it with a hammer

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Place it in water to determine its density

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Heat the rock and measure expansion

Question 59

Light colored igneous rocks

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Contain silica

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Are extremely dense

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Exhibit foliation

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Are formed in horizontal layers

Question 60

Sedimentary rocks form

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In the bottom of lakes

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Deep underground

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Within mountains

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Next to magma pockets

Rocks and the rock cycle.

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