Chapter 10 Review

A rock that forms from melted material, such as from volcanic activity is called:

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Fossil

A rounded, hollow rock often lined with mineral crystals is _______________________

• a geode

• feldspar

• quartz

• granite

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

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?

• continental drift
• plate tectonics
• water cycle
• rock cycle

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When rocks are broken down into small pieces, like sand and gravel, the pieces are known as ___________________.

• magma

• sediment

• peat

• debris

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Formed by cooling & solidification of lava

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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Formed by cooling & solidification of magma

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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Granite is a(n) _________________________

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• fossil

Basalt is ____________________

• an igneous rock with a small amount of silica

• a metamorphic rock with a small amount of silica

• a sedimentary rock with a lot of silica

• a metamorphic rock with a lot of silica