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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
This term refers to the disintegration and decomposition of rock's physical and chemical composition on the Earth's surface.
(a)
This term refers to the changes of rock's appearance due to changes in pressure and temperature.
(a)
This refers to the tendency for particles to settle in liquid.
(a)
It refers to the process of removing Earth materials from their original sites through weathering and transport these materials to a new location.
(a)
This refers to the remains and traces of plants and animals that are preserved in rocks.
(a)
What type of rock is formed by cooling and crystallization of hot, molten rock material called magma?
Sdimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
Which type of rock is common at the surface of the Earth?
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
What are the main factors of the formation of metamorphic rocks?
changes in weather
heat and pressure
heating of magma
Which of the following are the types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic and Nonclastic
Foliated and Nonfoliated
Intrusive and Extrusive
How do extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive igneous rocks?
Extrusive igneous rocks are formed from solidified magma underneath the earth while Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from solidified lava at or near the surface of the earth.
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from solidified magma underneath the earth while Extrusive igneous rocks are formed from solidified lava or at near the surface of the earth.
Extrusive rocks have slow cooling or crystallization while Intrusive igneous rocks have fast rate of cooling/ crystallization.
Which of the following is an agent of weathering?
water
animals
both A and B
What kind of sedimentary rocks are formed from the evaporation of water leaving the dissolved minerals to crystallize?
Precipitates
Bioclastic
Evaporates
How does clastic sedimentary rock differ from nonclastic sedimentary rock?
Clastic sedimentary rocks are commonly classified based on particle size while Nonclastic sedimentary rocks are classified based on its origin.
Nonclastic sedimentary rocks are commonly classified based on particle size while clastic sedimentary rocks are classified based on its origin.
Both A and B are correct
Which of the following picture is an example of what type of metamorphic rock?
Foliated
Non- foliated
Clastic
Which of the following list of rocks belong to foliated metamorphic rock?
Marble
Phyllites
Dolostone
