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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
A piece of igneous rock called granite was broken apart by water in a river. The sediment was carried all the way to the ocean, where it collected in a pile. What process would need to happen next for the sediments to turn into a sedimentary rock?
crystallization
weathering
compaction
exposer to extreme heat
Breccia forms from compacted sediments. What kind of rock is it?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Schist forms when Phyllite is exposed to extreme heat and pressure. What kind of rock is Schist?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Chalk is made of microscopic shells and clay cemented together. What kind of rock is it?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Gabbro forms from intrusive magma. What kind of rock is it?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Chert forms as a precipitate. What kind of rock is Chert?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Which kind of sedimentary rock form from solution?
Detrital/Clastic
Organic
Chemical
Which kind of sedimentary rock form once living organisms?
Detrital/Clastic
Organic
Chemical
Which kind of sedimentary rock is made from broken down rock fragment?
Detrital/Clastic
Organic
Chemical
Rocks are....
Mixtures
Pure Substances
Minerals are....
Mixtures
Pure Substances
Which environment is most likely to form sedimentary rocks such as coquina and sandstone?
A site deep underground
A sea floor
Near a volcano
A mountain top
Textures like glassy, vesicular describe what kind of rocks?
Sedimentary
Intrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
Extrusive Igneous
Rocks with holes that are left from escaping gases as they cooled are said to have which texture?
Porphyritic
Glassy
Vesicular
Fine Grain
Molten rock on Earth’s surface is called:
Magma
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Sediment
Lava
Which environment is an igneous rock most likely to form?
in a desert
in a creek bed
near a volcano
under a glacier
The mineral composition of a rock (basaltic, andesitic, granitic) can help you determine which TWO properties?
Color
Mass
Density
Grain Size
Which environment is most likely to form metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist?
a seafloor
a site deep underground
a windblown desert
a site covered by a glacier
Mickey Mouse found a rock, it has large grains, some different color layers and a fossil of a leaf. What kind of rock did Mickey Mouse find?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
As you go deeper into the earth the pressure.....
increases
decreases
Which letter represents where intrusive igneous rocks would form?
A
B
Which letter represents where extrusive igneous rocks would form?
A
B
Oprah finds an igneous rock with the following characteristics.
- light-colored, glassy, pink due to the presence of feldspar.
Is the rock she found Intrusive or extrusive?
Instrusive
Extrusive
Which rocks would be classified as Granitic? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
Rhyolite
Basalt
Granite
Gabbro
Andesite
Which rocks would be classified as Basaltic? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
Rhyolite
Basalt
Granite
Gabbro
Andesite
Which rocks would be classified as Andesitic? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
Diorite
Basalt
Granite
Gabbro
Andesite
What is the approximate pressure at a depth of 15 km?
60 kb
8 kb
4 kb
65 kb
The texture of this rock is...
vesicular
porphyritic
phanertic
aphantic
The texture of this rock is...
Porphyritic
vesicular
aphantic
fine-grained
