Rock Types and Cycle

If you want a large crystal, one would....

• let the lava/magma cool over a long period of time.

• let the lava/magma cool over a short period of time

• make the magma/lava cool instantly

• never let the lava/magma cool

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A foliated metamorphic rocks has....

• smooth break lines

• shiny crystals

• rough texture

• visible layers

When water with minerals in it evaporates, and leaves the minerals behind, the rock that is formed is called....

• Detrital rock

• Chemical rock

• Organic rock

• Extrusive rock

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When sediment is pressed and compacted by the weight of sediment above it, that creates.....?

• A crystal

• A mineral

• A detrital rock

• An igneous rock

Two or more minerals together are called... ?

• Crystal

• Minerals

• Rocks

• Gem

What are loose pebbles, dirt, and shells called?

• Worthless

• Sediment

• Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

If I break a rock in half, and both halves are smooth and flat where I broke it, that is an example of....

• A fracture break

• A total break

• A hairline break

• A cleavage break

How are all rocks related to one another based upon the rock cycle diagram?

• Igneous rocks only come from sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• Sedimentary rocks cannot make other sedimentary rocks

• All rocks can create any other type of rock

• Heat and pressure must be applied to make sedimentary rock

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock is heated and pressurised but does NOT melt?

• igneous

• hard rock

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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