Rocks Pre Test

This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Boring Rock

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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What type of rock is pictured?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

This is checkerboard mesa in Zion National Park. What type of rock is shown?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

In which location would you most likely find an igneous rock?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

• Bits of sand gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.

• I don't know :(

• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turns rocks into new rocks.

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This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

• frozen water acts as a solute

• water expands when it freezes

• the mass of water increases when it freezes

• frozen water dissolves most types of rock

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