Quiz about Rock Cycle and Rocks - Unit Review

Question 1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Question 2

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 3

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

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Igneous Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 4

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

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Compaction

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Cementation

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Weathering

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Erosion

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 metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

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melting

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erosion

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deposition

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crystallization

Question 7

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

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melting and cooling

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heat and pressure

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weathering and erosion

Question 8

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

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heat and pressure

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erosion and deposition

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melting and cooling

Question 9

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 10

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

Question 11

Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.

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True

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False

Question 12

Name of the impression of a plant or animal, in the soil, that existed in the past

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fossil

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diamond

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hardness

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

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Extrusive Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Intrusive Igneous

Question 19

The parent rock of Gneiss is

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Granite

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Marble

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Obsidian

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Biotite

Question 20

When minerals line up in bands within a metamorphic rock, this rock is...

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Foliated

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Nonfoliated

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

Question 21

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 22

The igneous rock texture that is characterized by two distinctly different crystal sizes is called

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Porphyritic

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Coarse grained

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Fine grained

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Glassy

Question 23

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 24

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 25

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 26

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 27

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 28

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

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It must be broken down into sediment

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It must be melted into magma

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Its minerals must dissolve in water

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It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

Question 29

How does an intrusive igneous rock form?

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The rock cools and hardens deep below Earth's surface.

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The deep ocean cools and hardens the rock.

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The rock cools on land after a volcano erupts.

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The air cools the rock on land when lava flows down a volcano.

Question 30

Layers in sedimentary rocks are known as __.

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bedding

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foliations

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no name, just layers

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there are no layers in sedimentary rocks

Question 31

Metamorphic rocks can form straight from sediment.

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False

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True

Question 32

Metamorphic rocks that don't fully melt when touching magma go through ___.

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contact metamorphism

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regional metamorphism

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crystallization

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lithification

Question 33

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

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evaporation and precipitation

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melting and solidification

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extreme heat and pressure

Question 34

Describe the texture of breccia.

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clastic

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vesicular

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crystalline

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bioclastic

Question 35

Which of the following is a land-derived sedimentary rock?

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conglomerate

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rock gypsum

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limestone

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gabbro

Question 36

Describe the texture of limestone.

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bioclastic

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clastic

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vesicular

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glassy

Question 37

Which of the following is an organically formed sedimentary rock?

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coal

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obsidian

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siltstone

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shale

Question 38

Describe the texture of dolostone.

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crystalline

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clastic

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bioclastic

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glassy

Question 39

Describe the method of lithification for rock gypsum?

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evaporation and precipitation

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melting and solidification

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extreme heat and pressure

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compaction and cementation

Question 40

Where is magma located?

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below ground

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above ground

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in the stratosphere

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in the thermosphere

Question 41

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 42

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 43

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock (grain size 1-10 mm).

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coarse

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vesicular

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glassy

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fine

Question 44

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock (grain size < 1mm).

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fine

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glassy

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coarse

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vesicular

Question 45

Describe the mineral composition of the following igneous rock.

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felsic

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mafic

Question 46

Describe the mineral composition of the following igneous rock.

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mafic

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felsic

Question 47

Describe the environment of formation for the following igneous rock (grain size > 10 mm).

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intrusive

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extrusive

Question 48

Describe the environment of formation for the following igneous rock.

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extrusive

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intrusive

Question 49

Which rock has never melted, but was produced by great heat and pressure, which distorted and rearranged its minerals?

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metaconglomerate

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siltstone

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breccia

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pegmatite

Question 50

The photograph shows the texture of a rock composed of various minerals as seen through a microscope. Which rock is most likely shown above?

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schist

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sandstone

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anthracite coal

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dunite

Question 51

The cross section represents a portion of Earth's crust. Letters A through D are locations within the rock units. At which location is quartzite most likely found?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 52

Which rock is only formed by regional metamorphism?

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slate

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hornfels

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dunite

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marble

Question 53

Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss bedrock probably formed from the

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heat and pressure during metamorphism

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cementing together of individual miner grains

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cooling and crystallization of magma

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evaporation of an ancient ocean

Question 54

The rock shown has a foliated texture and contains the minerals amphibole, quartz, and feldspar arranged in coarse-grained bands. Which rock is shown?

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gneiss

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slate

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dunite

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quartzite

Question 55

Which physical characteristic best describes the rock phyllite?

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foliated texture with microscopic mica crystals

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glassy texture with gas pockets

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clastic texture with angular fragments

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bioclastic texture with cemented shell fragments

Question 56

Which nonfoliated rock forms only in a zone of contact metamorphism?

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hornfels

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conglomerate

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pegmatite

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quartzite

Question 57

Which sequence of change in rock type occurs as shale is subjected to increasing heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

shale-slate-phyllite-schist-gneiss

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shale-schist-phyllite-slate-gneiss

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shale-gneiss-phyllite-slate-schist

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shale-gneiss-phyllite-schist-slate

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