ELS Chapter Test 1

These are coarse-grained rocks produced due to slow cooling permitting the formation of big crystals.

• clastic sedimentary rocks

• intrusive igneous rocks

• extrusive igneous rocks

• chemical sedimentary rocks

A characteristic of minerals that allows it to break along areas of weakness resulting to smooth and hard to identify breakage.

• cleavage

• fracture

• hadness

• streak

Which among the following is not a factor that contributes to gradational forces?

• wind

• liquid water

• heat

• living organisms

Refers to the process of breaking mineral composition through the addition of water.

• hydration

• leaching

• oxidation

• exfoliation

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the factors that affect the rate of weathering?

• The higher the surface area, the faster the rate of weathering.

• The less metallic a mineral is, the higher its rate of weathering.

• The longer the time of exposure, the higher the rate of weathering.

• Varying climate can increase the rate of weathering.

Which of the following is NOT a special property of minerals?

• double refraction

• magnetism

• density

• texture

foliated: regional metamorphism; nonfoliated: _________ metamorphism

horizon A:surface; horizon B:___________

slow movements:________________; sudden movements: earthquakes

faults:breaking; folds:_________