Rock and Fossil Quiz

What is a fossil?

• A layer of soil in the ground

• Molten rock material

• A type of sedimentary rock

•  the remains or impression of an organism preserved in rock

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How are intrusions formed in rock layers?

• By cooling of metamorphic rocks

• By solidifying and cooling beneath the Earth's surface

• By cooling and solidifying beneath the Earth's surface

• By solidifying lava under the Earth's surface

What is the Law of Superposition?

• The youngest rock layer is on the bottom

• The oldest rock layer is on the top

• The oldest rock layer is on the bottom

• The youngest rock layer is on the top

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What is magma?

• Rock formed through deposition of sediment

• Molten rock material

• Solidified lava

• Rock formed from extreme heat and pressure

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What is an igneous rock?

• Rock formed through deposition of sediment

• Layer of rock in the ground

• Rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure

• Rock formed from cooled lava/magma

The _____________ states that in undisturbed rock layers, the youngest layer is on the top and the oldest layer is on the bottom.

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Physics

• Fossil Law

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What is a rock layer?

• A layer of rock formed through deposition of sediment

• A layer of soil in the ground

• A horizontal layer of rock arranged one on top of another

• A layer of rock formed from cooled lava/magma

What is the process that forms a metamorphic rock?

• Deposition of sediment

• Cooling and solidification of lava/magma

• Exposure to extreme heat and pressure

• Accumulation of layers in the ground

What is sedimentary rock?

• Rock formed through deposition of sediment

• Rock formed from cooled lava/magma

• Rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure

• Layer of rock in the ground

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What is the rock cycle?

• A layer of soil in the ground

• Rock formed through deposition of sediment

• A representation of the transitions made over time amongst the three main rock types

• Molten rock material