ES Unit 2 Systems of Matter and Energy Lesson 3 Quiz

 Minerals that are rich in what element are generally light in color?

• Magnesium

• Iron

• Carbon

• Silica

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The melting of rock does not depend on which of these?

• the presence of fluid

• the rock’s color

• pressure

• temperature

Which of these does not change the form of existing rock?

• tremendous pressure

• light

• extreme heat

• chemical processes

This type of rock starts its formation, partially melted, and underground.

• Marble

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What is sedimentary rock that is made up of rock fragments that become compacted or cemented together?

• chemical

• inorganic

• organic

• clastic

Olivia listed possible processes and materials that form sedimentary rock.

1. 1. cementation

2. 2. compaction

3. 3. sediments

4. 4. foliation

5. 5. Magma

Which numbers should Olivia remove from the list?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 4 and 5

What type of rock texture results when extreme pressure causes minerals in metamorphic rock to realign, or when minerals separate out into dark and light bands?

• nonfoliated

• foliated

• felsic

• mafic

Which of these is an example of a nonfoliated metamorphic rock?

• quartzite

• schist

• slate

• lava

A change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature of tectonic forces is know as what?

• Foliation

• Nonfoliation

• Regional Metamorphism

• Burial Metamorphism