EXERCISES MOD 4,5,6

1. Petrologist classifies rocks based on how they were formed.

What is the branch that deals with the study of rocks?

• Biology

• Geology

• Paleontology

• Petrology

Halite is made when a body of seawater becomes closed off and evaporates and salt

precipitates out and is deposited as crystallized halite.

What type of sedimentary rock is formed?

• Clastic

• Chemical

• Organic

• Pyroclastic

Igneous rock is divided into two groups, extrusive and intrusive. Extrusive igneous rocks form when magma makes its way to its surface as lava and the cools forming rocks. Which of the following will be the characteristics of the crystals?

• Crystals are coarse-grained.

• Crystals are fine-grained.

• Crystals are very large.

• Crystals are phaneritic

Regional metamorphism occurs due to changes in pressure and temperature over a large region of the crust. It may happen when rock is buried deep below the surface or where pieces of the Earth’s crust collide. Which is a metamorphic rock?

• Breccia

• Conglomerate

• Marble

• Sandstone

Igneous and metamorphic rock can be buried and undergo tremendous heating and stress. What is the process of transformation of one rock type into another??

• Compaction

• Lithification

• Metamorphism

• Weathering

What type of rocks are formed from sediments over long period of time?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Minerals

This refers to a type of rock that was heated and compressed over time.

Which best fits the description?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• All of the above

What is the natural process that causes one kind of rock to change into another kind?

• Weathering

• Rock Cycle

• Sediments

• Metamorphism

A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is called an:

• Intrusive metamorphic rock

• Extrusive sedimentary rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?

• Limestone

• Coal

• Sandstone

• Granite