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Rocks, The Rock Cycle, Fossils
Test Description: Rock classification and rock cycle changes, fossil types
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What process lays or deposits sediment down usually underwater
A
Erosion
B
Deposition
C
Cementing
D
Weathering
2) Whsat type of rocks do fossils form in
A
Igneous
B
Metamorphic
C
Sedimentary
D
Foliated
3) Which would be a characteristic of a foliated metamorphic rock
A
parallel wavy bands that formed under high pressure
B
large, coarse grained crystals
C
smooth and shiny
D
smaller pieces of rock cemented together
4) Where do metamorphic rocks form
A
On Earths surface
B
Outer space
C
Underwater
D
Deep underground
5) The rock cycle
A
begins with weathering
B
ends with igneous rock
C
ends with metamorphic rock
D
has no beginning or end
6) What type of sediment creates coal
A
minerals
B
shells
C
rocks
D
plant remains
7) What rock most commonly occurs on the earths surface
A
marbled
B
igneous
C
sedimentary
D
metamorphic
8) Heat and pressure will turn shale into slate. what is this called
A
sedimentation
B
crystallization
C
metamorphism
D
schistation
9) How do intrusive igneous rocks form
A
from lava on Earths surface
B
when magma cools within the earth
C
when volcanoes erupt
D
when sediment is cemented together
10) What type of rock does lava cooling on Earths surface form
A
extrusive igneous
B
intrusive igneous
C
sedimentary
D
metamorphic
11) What rock makes up the ocean crust
A
Limestone
B
Granite
C
schist
D
Basalt
12) What rock makes up the continental crust
A
Granite
B
Basalt
C
Coal
D
Marble
13) What process breaks rocks apart
A
Erosion
B
Weathering
C
Deposition
D
Cementation
14) What process carries sediment away
A
Deposition
B
Lithification
C
Weathering
D
Erosion
15) Which is another term for the cooling of rock
A
relaxing
B
Melting
C
Crystallization
D
Chillin
16) Lithification is a term associated with which classification of rocks
A
Sedimentary
B
Stones
C
Metamorphic
D
Igneous
17) The Latin term ignis means
A
Earth
B
Water
C
Wind
D
Fire
18) What type of rock is most easily weathered and eroded
A
Sedimentary
B
Igneous
C
Primordial
D
Metamorphic
19) Where is Devils Tower
A
Montana
B
Washington
C
Utah
D
Wyoming
20) Crystals are most commonly found in
A
Sedimentary rocks
B
Igneous rocks
C
Metamorphic rocks
D
Man made rocks
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