WorksheetsELS Chapter Test 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
These are coarse-grained rocks produced due to slow cooling permitting the formation of big crystals.
clastic sedimentary rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
chemical sedimentary rocks
A characteristic of minerals that allows it to break along areas of weakness resulting to smooth and hard to identify breakage.
cleavage
fracture
hadness
streak
Which among the following is not a factor that contributes to gradational forces?
wind
liquid water
heat
living organisms
Refers to the process of breaking mineral composition through the addition of water.
hydration
leaching
oxidation
exfoliation
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the factors that affect the rate of weathering?
The higher the surface area, the faster the rate of weathering.
The less metallic a mineral is, the higher its rate of weathering.
The longer the time of exposure, the higher the rate of weathering.
Varying climate can increase the rate of weathering.
Which of the following is NOT a special property of minerals?
double refraction
magnetism
density
texture
foliated: regional metamorphism; nonfoliated: (a) metamorphism
horizon A:surface; horizon B: (a)
slow movements: (a) ; sudden movements: earthquakes
faults:breaking; folds: (a)
exogenic processes:gradational forces; endogenic processes: (a)
