Rock Types and Processes

Igneous rock that cools very quickly when it forms has a texture that is

• a. Smooth and shiny with no visible crystals

• b. Multicolored and banded

• c. Coarse grained

• d. Made of jagged grains

Igneous rock that cools slowly when it forms has a texture that is_

• a. Smooth and shiny with no visible crystals

• b. Multicolored and banded

• coarse grained with large crystals

Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface is called

• a. Sedimentary

• b. Intrusive Igneous

• c. Metamorphic

• d. Extrusive Igneous

Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface is called

• a. Extrusive

• b. Intrusive

• c. Clastic

• d. Sedimentary

is the process in which running water, wind or ice loosen and carry away rock fragments.

• a. Deposition

• b. Cementation

• c. Weathering

• d. Erosion

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rocks have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands

• a. Foliated

• b. Conglomerate

• c. Non-foliated

• d. Chemical

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into

• a. Chemical rock

• b. Gemstones

• c. Metamorphic rock

• d. Sedimentary rock

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A series of processes in Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rock form one kind to another is called

• a. Erosion

• b. The rock cycle

• c. Crystallization

• d. Evaporation

is the process in which running water, wind or ice loosen and break down rock into fragments.

• a. Deposition

• b. Cementation

• c. Weathering

• d. Erosion

Dissolved minerals and particles of sediment stick together to form a sedimentary rock in a process called