Geology Quiz 2

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

• Chemical Rock
• Foliated Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Intrusive Rock

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

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Extrusive rock

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sediment goes through _________________ to become sedimentary rock.

• heat and pressure
• compacting and cementing
• weathering and erosion
• melting and cooling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Describes the size, texture, and type of mineral found in rock.

• Fine Grain

• Rock Grain

• Mineral Grain

• Coarse Grain

What is the breakdown of rock into sediment called?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• exfoliation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the movement of sediment from place to place called?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• exfoliation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process of sediment finding a place to rest called?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• exfoliation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2