CLMS Earth Science Unit 4 Review - Earth Materials

TRUE OR FALSE: Sedimentary rocks can form at the bottom of a pond environment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Students are discussing how Earth materials have transformed over time and make the statements below. Which statement best explains our understanding of how Earth materials are transformed over time?

• STUDENT 1: New rocks are simply created from newly added Earth materials

• STUDENT 2: The rock cycle transforms rocks, but some materials are destroyed during intense heat and pressure

• STUDENT 3: All rocks on Earth are the result of the recycling of materials

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Deposits of the mineral halite, or table salt, have formed over millions of years in locations where ancient seas were once present. This indicates that minerals...

• can only form beneath the surface

• can form through evaporation of solutions

• form only when hot water solutions are underground and rise to the surface

• usually take a very long time to form

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Large mineral crystals in a rock indicate that...

• the cooling process was quick

• cooling lava was present

• it was formed in a confined space

• there was a relatively long cooling period

Which statement best describes the formation of an intrusive igneous rock?

• Magma solidifies slowly, resulting in a coarse-grained texture

• Magma solidifies slowly, resulting in a fine-grained texture

• Magma solidifies rapidly, resulting in a glassy texture

• Magma solidifies rapidly, resulting in a clastic texture

Which type of rock is formed from limestone that has been compacted, heated, and recrystallized?

• siltstone

• sandstone

• marble

• shale

When rock particle settle to the bottom of the ocean, they can continue to be buried by other particles. The process of cementation of these particles forms...

• molten rocks

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

In the Four Courners area in the US Southwest, there are large rocky outcroppings of basalt. These were formed by ancient lava flows. Using this information, what class of rock is this?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• weathered

Which process should be placed in the blank at the TOP, MIDDLE section of the rock cycle

• magma

• igneous rock

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

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Which process should be placed at the TOP, RIGHT of the rock cycle?

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• sediment

• igneous rock

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