Rock Formations

What type of scientist is most likely to study rocks?

• geologists

• meteorologist

• biologists

• biochemicists

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Most rocks are made up of particles of minerals or other rocks, which geologists call ___________

• lava

• graphite

• grains

• magma

What information does a rock´s color provide?

• about its origin

• about the type of grains

• about the rock´s mineral composition

• about its texture

Rocks with grains that are larger and easy to see are _____

• granite

• coarse-grained

• fine-grained

• sediments

Rocks with grains that can be seen only with a microscope are called _____

• granite

• coarse-grained

• fine-grained

• sediments

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of rock?

• Igneous

• sedimentary

• magma

• metamorphic

Over time the layers of sediment are squeezed and compacted under the weight of layer above. What sequence of the rock formation is being described?

• transportation

• compaction

• cementation

• weathering

Sediment settles out of water or the wind into layers. What sequence of the rock formation is being described?

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

• weathering

Metamorphic rock forms as a result of _______

• heat and pressure

• the cooling magma

• compaction of sediments

• the melting rock

A rock that forms from very hot magma that rises up into colder rock is called ____

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• sediment