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27.9 Igneous, Sedimentary, & Metamorphic Rock Quiz

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What kind of rocks can be weathered, eroded, and then lithified to form sedimentary rocks?

a)

igneous rocks

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

sedimentary rocks

d)

any kind of rock

2.

Most of the Earth's crust is made up of igneous rock. But most rock at the surface of the crust is what kind of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

All kinds of rock

3.

Lithification is

a)

Breaking down of rock

b)

Transport of rock fragments

c)

Piling rock fragments up into sediment beds

d)

Forming new rocks from sediments

4.

Compaction is

a)

When slowing water lays down sediments to form beds

b)

Squeezing of sediment grains together by the weight of sediments above

c)

Precipitation of minerals that "glue" the sediment grains together

d)

When tectonic plate movement raises buried rocks up to the surface

5.

Cementation is

a)

When slowing water lays down sediments to form beds

b)

Squeezing of sediment grains together by the weight of sediments above

c)

Precipitation of minerals that "glue" the sediment grains together

d)

When tectonic plate movement raises buried rocks up to the surface

6.

Uplift is

a)

When slowing water lays down sediments to form beds

b)

Squeezing of sediment grains together by the weight of sediments above

c)

Precipitation of minerals that "glue" the sediment grains together

d)

When tectonic plate movement raises buried rocks up to the surface

7.

Deposition is

a)

When slowing water lays down sediments to form beds

b)

Squeezing of sediment grains together by the weight of sediments above

c)

Precipitation of minerals that "glue" the sediment grains together

d)

When tectonic plate movement raises buried rocks up to the surface

8.

Of the three kinds of sedimentary rocks, a rock that is made from the remains of living things is called

a)

Clastic sedimentary rock

b)

Organic sedimentary rock

c)

Chemical sedimentary rock

9.

Sedimentary rock forms from:

a)

weathering and erosion, and then compaction and cementation

b)

crystallization of magma

c)

intense pressure and heat

d)

asteroid impacts

10.

I found a rock, it contained a fossil, therefore, it must be a(n)

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic

11.

Parallel layers are a characteristic of

a)

Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Igneous Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

12.

If the rock looks or feels like it is made of compacted sediments, it is probably

a)

A Sedimentary Rock

b)

A Metamorphic Rock

c)

An Igneous Rock

13.

What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?

a)

How they were formed

b)

Which minerals are present

c)

Where they were found

d)

How old they are

e)

How they break

14.

All rocks are made of

a)

Minerals

b)

Other Rocks

c)

Dirt

d)

Intergrown Crystals

e)

Sediments

15.

Which type of sedimentary rock contains pieces of other rocks that have been cemented together?

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

16.

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed when water containing minerals evaporates away?

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

17.

Rocks formed from things that were once alive are considered

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

18.

Clastic Sedimentary rocks are divided into categories based on

a)

The minerals found in them

b)

The size of the grains that make them up

c)

Where they formed

d)

Whether they came from lava or magma

e)

How much heat and pressure they were exposed to

19.

This sample of marble is illustration foliation.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The type of metamorphism shown here that is caused by the collision of two continental plates is

a)

contact metamorphism

b)

regional metamorphism

21.

Where can most metamorphic rock be found?

a)

As part of mountain ranges

b)

At the bottom of oceans

c)

Lake beds

d)

Deep in the Earth, near the mantle

22.

Which of the following are mechanisms that drive metamorphism?

a)

heat

b)

confining pressure

c)

erosion

d)

lithification

23.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

24.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

25.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

26.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

27.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

28.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

29.

Change driven by a rise in temperature within the host rock surrounding a molten igneous body is known as:

a)

Regional metamporhism

b)

Contact metamorphism

30.

What type of metamorphism would you expect to see if there is a magma chamber nearby?

a)

Contact metamorphism, due to the intense heat of the magma chamber

b)

Regional metamorphism, due to the intense heat of the magma chamber

c)

Regional metamorphism, due to the intense pressure

d)

Contact metamorphism, due to the intense pressure

31.

Rock subjected to direct pressures and high temperatures from mountain building deform in a process known as:

a)

Regional metamporhism

b)

Contact metamorphism

32.

Minerals tend to recrystallize and grow longer in a direction _____________________ to compressional stress.

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Parallel

c)

Recrystallization does not occur due to compressional stress

d)

At a 45 degree angle

33.

Where can most metamorphic rock be found?

a)

As part of mountain ranges

b)

At the bottom of oceans

c)

Lake beds

d)

Deep in the Earth, near the mantle

34.

Which rock displays a foliated texture:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
35.
What are the two main types of metamorphic rocks and how are they different?
a)
intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed inside the earth and extrusive rocks are formed on the surface
b)
foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do have visible bands/layers
c)
intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed on the earth's surface and extrusive rocks are formed in the Earth
d)
foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers
36.
Igneous intrusions cause which type of metamorphism?
a)
contact
b)
regional
37.
Where do we usually find regional metamorphism?
a)
ocean floor
b)
mountain
c)
plate boundaries
d)
deserts
38.

Metamorphic rocks are the only type that

a)

can be vesicular.

b)

can have foliation.

c)

can have fossils.

d)

can have crystals.

39.

Which are processes that form metamorphic rocks?

a)

Heat & Pressure

b)

Melting & Solidification

c)

Compaction & Cementation

d)

Weathering & Erosion

40.

Mineral alignment and banding are types of

a)

foliation

b)

grain sizes

c)

compositions

d)

environments of formation

41.

Contact metamorphism takes place...

a)

over a large area, and involves only heat.

b)

over a large area, and involves heat and pressure.

c)

over a smaller area, and involves only heat.

d)

over a smaller area, and involves heat and pressure.

42.

Regional metamorphism takes place...

a)

over a large area, and involves only heat.

b)

over a large area, and involves heat and pressure.

c)

over a smaller area, and involves only heat.

d)

over a smaller area, and involves heat and pressure.

43.

How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

44.

How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

45.

Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

46.

Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slow cooling magma

47.

Is this igneous rock, porphyry, fine-grained or coarse-grained?

a)

fine-grained

b)

coarse-grained

48.

Is this igneous rock, obsidian, fine-grained or coarse-grained?

a)

fine-grained

b)

coarse-grained

49.

Rhyolite is a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

50.

Pegmatite is a coarse-grained, intrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

51.

Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock. What does this tell you about it?

a)

it was formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

it was formed from slowly cooling magma

c)

it was formed from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

52.

Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock. What does this tell you about it?

a)

it was formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

it was formed from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

c)

it was formed from rapidly cooling lava

53.
Coarse or Fine?
a)
coarse
b)
fine
54.
How do Intrusive Igneous rocks cool?
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
c)
really fast
55.
Coarse or Fine
a)
coarse
b)
fine
56.

Which type of rock is formed from the solidification of magma or lava?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

bioclastic

57.

Which terms best describe igneous rocks?

a)

light and easily broken

b)

soft and smooth

c)

hard and dense

d)

soft and dense

58.

Magma that is low in silica usually forms light-colored rocks, such as granite.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

How do coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from sedimentary rocks changed under pressure

b)

from large rock particles cemented together

c)

from rapidly cooling lava

d)

from slow cooling magma

60.

Basalt is used for cobblestones and in landscaping.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which igneous rock is mixed with soil and used for starting vegetable seeds?

a)

perlite

b)

obsidian

c)

basalt

d)

granite

62.

Igneous rocks are classified by their origin, texture, and mineral composition.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Which igneous rock is an extrusive rock?

a)

porphyry

b)

rhyolite

c)

pegmatite

d)

granite

64.

Extrusive rocks have larger grains than intrusive rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as

a)

Fine-grained

b)

Coarse-Grained

c)

Glassy

66.

An igneous rock commonly used as building material is

a)

Slate

b)

Sandstone

c)

Granite

67.

An igneous rock that is formed from lava is called an

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

68.

The slower magma cools, the smaller the mineral crystals form.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Extremely rapid cooling of lava in which no crystals form, creates what type of texture?

a)

Fine-Grained

b)

Coarse-Grained

c)

Glassy

70.

High silica content in magma=

a)

Darker-colored rock

b)

Lighter-colored rock

71.

Low silica content in lava=

a)

Darker-colored rock

b)

Lighter-colored rock

72.
Glassy textured rocks cool slowly
a)
True
b)
False
73.

Rocks that are "born from fire" because they are formed from lava or magma.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

74.

What is the texture of obsidian?

a)

glassy

b)

phaneritic/course

c)

aphanitic/fine

75.
What type of rock is formed from lava?
a)
Igneoum
b)
Ignout
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary
76.
An example of an extrusive rock is:
a)
Formed inside Earth
b)
Formed outside Earth
77.
A lightly colored igneous rock is considered what?
a)
Mafic
b)
Felsic

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