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Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 18mins
All fossils are found in what type of rock?
Granite
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
How does the rock cycle display the theory of conservation or matter?
Nothing is created
Nothing is destroyed
Rocks just change form
All of the above
________ is a kind of organic sedimentary rock
limestone
coal
slate
granite
Silica-rich, thick magma is __________ magma
basaltic
granite
andesitic
Sedimentary rocks formed from broken fragments of other rocks are _______
chemical
detrial
organic
When lava cools at Earth's surface, _______igneous rocks are formed
intrusive
extrusive
Metamorphic rocks with a non-foliated texture show metamorphic change that involves
growth in the size of the mineral grains
mineral grains melting
mineral grains arranging into layers
Sedimentary rocks are _________
formed when lose materials become pressed together or when minerals form from solutions
a type of foliated igneous rock
formed from magma
Magma from deep inside the Earth rises toward the surface because
it is less dense than surrounding solid rock
it has the same density as the surrounding rock
it is denser then surrounding solid rock
A rock is always
formed by heat and pressure
a mixture of minerals, organic matter, volcanic glass or other minerals
made of molten material
either igneous or sedimentary
Igneous rocks that form ________ the surface are intrusive
above
below
on
all of the above
A classification of metamorphic rocks would include whether they are
foliated or non-foliated
chemical or organic
intrusive or extrusive
basoltic or granite
The molten material deep inside Earth from which igneous rocks form is called
lava
magma
The rock cycle include all of the following processes EXCEPT
condensation
weathering
erosion
compaction
Quartz is a mineral, granite is a
rock
gem
also a mineral
Igneous rock form from _______ when it cools
lava
magma
neither lava or magma
both lava and magma
Metamorphic rocks can be classified as
intrusive or extrusive
detrital, chemical, or organic
foliated or non-foliated
______ would be considered a rock.
Mica
Quartz
Granite
Fine-grained, extrusive rocks have small grains because
they cool quickly
they cool slowly
they are always small grained
they contain certain minerals
Sedimentary rocks formed from the remains of once living things are
organic
metamorphic
detrital
When magma cools deep inside the Earth, _____igneous rocks are formed.
fine-grained
detrital
extrusive
intrusive
Metamorphic rocks that show layers of dark minerals alternating with layers of light minerals are classified as
foliated
non-foliated
intrusive
extrusive
Sedimentary rocks form because all of the following EXCEPT
crystals solidifying from magma
water evaporating, leaving crystals behind
sediments forming from solution
______ is a kind of non-foliated metamorphic rock
marble
granite
quartz
limestone
______ is a kind of chemical sedimentary rock
limestone
quartz
granite
coal
______ is a kind of foliated metamorphic rock
slate
quartz
coal
limestone
________ is the movement of weathered material
erosion
compaction
cementation
weathering
The process in which rock is exposed to air, water, or ice and breaks into pieces is called ______
erosion
weathering
compaction
cementation
The process in which pressure from upper layers of sediment pushes down on the lower layers, causing sediments to stick together and form solid rocks is called
compaction
cementation
ersosion
weathering
______ is the process in which minerals hold sediments together, like glue, making a detrital sedimentary rock.
compaction
cementation
erosion
weathering
Dense, heavy, dark colored igneous rocks form from _____ magma.
basaltic
granite
andesitic
Rocks that form from _______ magma have mineral compositions between those of granite and basaltic magma
andesitic
basaltic
granite
Light colored rocks with lower density from from _____ magma
granite
basaltic
andesitic
Large grained, light colored rocks that from deep inside Earth are composed of _______ magma
granite
andesitic
basaltic
Lava flowing from volcanoes in Hawaii is ________magma
basaltic
granite
andesitic
The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can
form other rocks
provide materials to make other rocks
change by forces at Earth's surface
all of the above
All of the following conditions in Earth can cause metamorphic rocks to form EXCEPT
pressure
hot watery fluids
heat
exposure to air
Lava that cools quickly forms _______rocks
extrusive igneous
intrusive igneous
extrusive metamorphic
intrusive metamorphic
The _____ shows how one rock changes into another.
rock cycle
formation of crystals
melting process
none of the above
The rock cycle shows that sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments by ________.
cementation
compaction
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
Foliated rocks are distinguished by
large mineral grains
layers
air holes
lack of layers
Sandstone is a(n) _________ sedimentary rocks
chemical
detrital
organic
Sediments in sedimentary rocks are often
held together with natural cement
form when lava erupts from a volcano
formed when atoms of melted minerals rearrange themselves
Basaltic igneous rocks are
light colored
rich in iron and magnesium
lower in density than granite rocks
Granite igneous rocks are all of the following EXCEPT
high in silica content
light colored
high in iron content
An igneous rock can form from _______magma
basaltic
andesitic
granite
all of the above
Changes that take place in rocks never create or destroy
matter
crystals
minerals
rocks
A detrital rock is named according to
color of the sediments
its location
the and size of the sediments
its age
The crystals that form in slowly cooled magma produce _____mineral grains
fine grained
large
invisible
tiny
Detrital rocks are ________
made from broken fragments of other rocks
formed from magma
deposited from solution
all of the above
Metamorphic rocks can undergo all of the following EXCEPT
formation of new, bigger minerals
flattening of mineral grains
melting
an exchange of atoms between minerals
