Sedimentary rock that is made up of rock fragments that become compacted and cemented together is

Which of the following types of rock is produced by magma that cools deep below the earth's crust?

The parent material for all rocks is

What type of rock texture results when extreme pressure causes minerals in metamorphic rock to realign, or when minerals separate out into dark and light bands?

Most metamorphic rock forms as a result of

Where does most metamorphic rock form?

An igneous rock with a mixture of large and small grains is said to to have

Felsic rocks are high in

Which of the following is an organic rock?

Which of the following is NOT a clastic rock?

The name for this type of rock means "changed form"

The process by which sediment is moved by water or wind carrying it

Limestone is an example of

What type of sedimentary rock has angular fragments?

What results when rocks come in contact with molten rock such as those in an igneous intrusion?

What type of sedimentary rock is formed from minerals that were once dissolved in water?

The name for this type of rock means "from fire" in latin

Which of the following is NOT a class of sedimentary rock?

Which of the following describes the process by which sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic?

Which of the following is an example of an extrusive igneous rock?

Which of the following is one of the three families of igneous rocks?

A rock that forms from cooling lava is classified as an

Rocks are formed when magma

The three groups of rocks are classified by

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together is

In Figure 3-1, what type of rock should occur in the part of the rock cycle labeled B?

In Figure 3-1, what type of rock should occur in the part of the rock cycle labeled F?

In Figure 3-1, what process or processes would be occurring in the part of the rock cycle labeled E?

The process in which one type of rock changes into another type of rock because of chemical processes or changes because of temperature and pressure is called

Which of the following does NOT change the form of existing rock?

the metamorphism of limestone results in the formation of

Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a(n)

During the rock cycle, a collision between two continental plates could force one plate down toward the heat of the mantle, producing

Which of the following metamorphic rocks has a nonfoliated texture?

The foliated metamorphic rock that forms when the sedimentary rock shale is subjected to relatively low temperatures and pressures

The series of changes that describes how geologic forces cause rock to change from one type to another is known from one type to another is known as

Fossils are only found in

Which of the following is classified as a metamorphic rock?

Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes involved in sedimentary rock formation?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an intrusion?

If granite undergoes high temperature and high pressure deep within Earth, what type of rock will be formed?

Layers and beds of sedimentary rocks are examples of

In the diagram the feature labeled 1 is an example of a

The structure labeled X in the diagram to the right is a

Since we observe that water flows downhill now, we can assume that water has always flowed downhill. This is an example of James Hutton’s principle of uniformitarianism. This principle states that

A period of erosion that shows up in layers of rock and is a gap in the geologic record is known as

Sedimentary rocks are generally laid down in nearly horizontal layers called

Which of the following would most likely be used to determine the relative age of an igneous intrusion?

Which statement is correct?

Put the sequence in the correct order from oldest to youngest.

The sedimentary rock formed when water deposits tiny particles of clay in very thin, flat layers is called

Which statement is correct?

A student classified the rock below as sedimentary. Which observation about the rock best supports this classification?

This rock is best classified as

Which rock is igneous?

Which rock is sedimentary?

Point A is located in the zone of contact metamorphism. Which metamorphic rock most likely formed at point A?

Which graph best represents a possible comparison of the average grain sizes for rocks D, E, and F?

Rock B is a dark-colored crystalline rock that formed when a lava flow cooled and solidified quickly on the surface of the Earth. Rock B is classified as an

Obsidian's glassy texture indicates that it formed from magma/lava that cooled

Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss probably formed from the