Quiz about Rock Cycle and Natural Resource Review

Question 1

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 2

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 3

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

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cementation

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compaction

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deposition

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organic rock

Question 4

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

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weathering

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erosion

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sediments

Question 5

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

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Metamorphic

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Mineral

Question 6

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 7

Cooling & crystalization produce

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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sedimentary rocks

Question 8

Deposition & lithification or compacting & cementing produce

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sedimentary rocks

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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 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

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 14

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 15

Sandstone is an example of...

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Igneous

Question 16

Obsidian is an example of...

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 17

Conglomerate is an example of...

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 18

Marble is an example of...

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Metamorphic

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

Question 19

Water that collects in underground soil is called ________

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groundwater

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fossil fuel

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minerals

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biosphere

Question 20

What is an aquifer?

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a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

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a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally.

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confining layer

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solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.

Question 21

Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

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Permeable

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Impermeable

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Solid

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Soft

Question 22

What are fossil fuels?

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a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago

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complex hydrocarbon compounds

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mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth

Question 23

7. Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?

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Coal

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Petroleum

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Natural Gas

Question 24

How are fossil fuels formed?

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Dead plants and animals died millions of years ago and were buried under heat and pressure

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They are made in factories

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Dead plants were buried under heat and pressure

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Dead animals were buried under heat and pressure

Question 25

The step needed for sea plants and animals to become hydrocarbons is

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enormous heat and pressure

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shallow burial by sediments

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refining and processing

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drilling and distillation

Question 26

According to this graph, what is the total percentage of renewable energy resources

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5%

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14%

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86%

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95%

Question 27

Which of the following resources are carbon-based and were formed by once living things

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Fossil Fuels

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Nuclear

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Solar

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Geothermal

Question 28

When an oasis exists in the desert, where does the water usually come from?

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Aquifers under the desert

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Seasonal rainfall in the desert

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Pipelines feeding water to the oasis

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Ocean tides and tsunamis

Question 29

What prevents water from seeping out under an aquifer?

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Bedrock that is impermeable

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The Mantle

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Permeable limestone and sandstone

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Topsoil

Question 30

Select the resources that are RENEWABLE.

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Option B is correct

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Option C is correct

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Option E is correct

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A.

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D.

Question 31

T/F: Gold is found near Plate Tectonic Boundaries.

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True

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False

Question 32

T/F: Past and Current Geologic Processes causes uneven distribution of Earth's Recourse.

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True

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False

Question 33

Which Geologic Process creates Fossil Fuels?

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Heat and Pressure, Principle of Superposition - strata of sediment/rock bury animals and plants creating Fossil Fuels

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Past and Current Plate Motion OR Plate Tectonics.

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Climate of Region - Rainfall, and Temperature

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Human Activity OR Human Preference (What humans of that region want)

Question 34

Why are most minerals and metals found near volcanoes?

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They are created in magma under the tectonic plates.

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They like to stay warm.

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The like to live on the edge.

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They are create in the ocean above the tectonic plates.

Question 35

How is oil formed?

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Oil is a fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Heat and pressure over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

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Oil is a fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Heat and time over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

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Oil is a renewable fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Heat and pressure over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

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Oil is a fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Pressure and time over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

Question 36

Are natural resources evenly distributed over Earth? Defend your answer.

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No, geoscience processes move resources in a way that creates deposits in some places and not others.

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Yes, geoscience processes move resources evenly over the planet, so that each area has the same amount of each resource.

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Yes, humans make sure that each area has the same amount of resources.

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No, humans steal resources.

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