Q2: Chapter 10 Quiz

What is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter?

• Rock

• Mineral

• Compound

• Solids

What is the process called where forces such as wind, water, and ice breaks down rocks into smaller rock fragments?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Pressure

What is the process called where wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Cementation

• Compaction

Which of the following are types of rocks? (Choose all that apply)

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Morphological

• Seditious

• Metamorphic

What does texture in rocks usually refer to?

• Grain size

• How soft it is

• How hard it is

• How brittle it is

What are igneous rocks formed from quickly cooling lava on the Earth's surface called?

• Intrusive

• Invasive

• Extrusive

• Plutonic

• Plebian

What kind of rock is formed from slowly cooling magma deep underground?

• Intrusive rock

• Extrusive rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Lava rocks

What are the layers of sedimentary rock called?

• Strategy

• Strata

• Stretch marks

• Straits

What are the three classifications of sedimentary rock? (Choose 3)

• Clastic

• Elastic

• Chemical

• Organic

• Physical

Coal is an example of what kind of rock?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous