Rocks

A rock that has changed due to heat or pressure is a

• sedimentary rock
• volcanic rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

What is the solid material in the earth's crust that is a mixture of two or more minerals or other materials?

• sand
• water
• air
• rock

When limestone undergoes metamorphosis, it turns into

• sandstone
• granite
• marble
• quartz

The individual rock particles, crystals, and sometimes fossils that combine to give a rock its texture are known as

• grains

• nuggets

• sediments

• source rock

Igneous rocks like granite and basalt are often used for statues and important buildings because they

• are very weather resistant

• are easy to carve

• weigh little and are very easy to transport

• are inexpensive

Which type of rock is most closely tied to the process of erosion?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• none of these

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Which of the following would come between deposition and cementation in the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• compaction

• erosion

• precipitation

• petrification

The original rock that was altered to form a metamorphic rock is the

• base rock

• source rock

• parent rock

• ancestor rock

Young-earth geologists believe that the original basement rock of the earth's continents was

• volcanic
• metamorphic
• igneous
• sedimentary

Modern geologists believe that the size of the grains in an igneous rock has more to do with where it cooled than how......

• slow it cooled
• it cooled
• fast it cooled
• deep it cooled