Regents Rock Exam

Which graph correctly shows the relative positions of igneous rocks granite, rhyolite and pumice?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The photograph below shows the intergrown crystals of a pegmatite rock. Which characteristic provides evidence that this pegmatite solidified deep underground?

• low density

• light color

• felsic composition

• very coarse texture

For an igneous rock to be classified as rhyolite, it must be light colored, be fine grained and contain

• quartz

• calcite

• pyroxene

• olivine

Which rock is made is made up of angular fragments of rock held together by a natural cement?

• breccia

• scoria

• granite

• quartzite

According to the diagram, in which type of rock are these natural gas and oil deposits found?

• coarse-textured igneous rock

• foliated metamorphic rock

• porous clastic sedimentary rock

• intrusive crystalline sedimentary rock

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which sedimentary rock may have both a chemical origin and an organic origin?

• limestone

• rock gypsum

• rock salt

• shale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which rock most probably formed directly from lava cooling quickly at Earth's surface?

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Which phrase best describes coal?

• low density, mafic

• chemical precipitate

• organic plant remains

• glassy texture, volcanic