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Test 6 - Science Chapter 3.5-3.10

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The area surrounding a magnet in which the force of the magnet affects other objects is called a(n) (a)   .

2.
The ends of a magnet are called ____?
4 lines
3.

The magnetic field produced by earth is called the (a)   ?

4.

The hardest material that composes the earth's crust is called (a)   ?

5.

When molten rock solidifies, it forms (a)   rock?

6.

Sand and mineral fragments that have been pressed together form (a)   rock?

7.

Rock that has been changed by extreme heat or pressure into a new kind of rock is known as (a)   rock?

8.

Over 75% of the earth's surface is covered with (a)   rock?

9.
What type of igneous rock is formed at the earth's surface, cools rapidly, and has a fine grained appearance?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Extrusive
c)
Foliated
d)
Unfoliated
10.
What type of igneous rock remains in a pocket below the surface, cools slowly, and has a coarse-grained appearance?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Extrusive
c)
Foliated
d)
Unfoliated
11.
What is the most common igneous rock and can be found everywhere on land?
a)
obsidian
b)
basalt
c)
pumice
d)
granite
12.
Which sedimentary rock is formed by chemical sediments and is used for salting roads and flavoring food?
a)
obsidian
b)
halite
c)
basaalt
d)
granite
13.
Which sedimentary rock is used to make glass?
a)
conglomerates
b)
sandstone
c)
breccia
d)
shale
14.
Which sedimentary rock is the only stone formed by living animals?
a)
chalk
b)
breccia
c)
reef limestone
d)
gypsum
15.
Which metamorphic rock began as shale, is very hard, and has leaflike layers?
a)
marble
b)
sandstone
c)
gypsum
d)
slate
16.
Which metamorphic rock is perhaps one of the most beautiful and most widely used, and began as limestone?
a)
marble
b)
sandstone
c)
gypsum
d)
slate
17.
Which type of metamorphic rock is made up of layers like leaves of a book?
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
foliated
d)
unfoliated
18.

What part of the cave is this?

(a)  

19.

What part of the cave is this?

(a)  

20.

What part of the cave is this?

(a)  

21.

What part of the cave is this?

(a)  

22.

What part of the cave is this?

(a)  

23.
A troglophile is designed to live either in a cave or above a cave.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Speleology is the study of caves.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
A lava cave is formed by the dissolving of underground rocks by water.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Caves usually form in sandstone
a)
True
b)
False
27.
A trogloxene visits a cave regularly but must return to the surface food.
a)
True
b)
False
28.

Where does the earth's magnetic field come from?

(a)  

29.

How does the earth remain magnetized?

(a)  

30.

Explain how a solution cave is formed.

(a)  

31.

Is a solution cave forming an example of physical or chemical weathering? Why?

(a)  

32.

The hardest known mineral; found in pipes

(a)  

33.

Small deposits of igneous and metamorphic crystals

(a)  

34.

any hollow space in the earth's crust that has formed naturally and is large enough for a person to enter

(a)  

35.

any rock containing a metal together with impurities

(a)  

36.

the rarest, most durable and beautiful gem

(a)  

37.

the most commonly used practical metal; used for thousands of years to make tools

(a)  

38.

a metal that is a good conductor of electricity; two of its alloys are brass and bronze

(a)  

39.

any trace of a plant or animal left in a rock

(a)