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Rock Cycle Practice
Test Description: Igneous, Metamorphic Sedimentary Rocks and the way they are formed.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did humans use rocks in the past?
A
To make tools
B
To tell time
C
To play sports
D
To write
2) Which of the following does NOT cause magma to form?
A
A rise in temperature in rock
B
An increase in pressure on rock
C
A change in composition in rock
D
A decrease in pressure on rock
3) Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of
A
erosion
B
cementation
C
foliation
D
stratification
4) What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?
A
melting and cooling
B
compaction and cementation
C
Weathering and erosion
D
temperature and pressure
5) Besides weathering and erosion, what other forces chape the Earth's features?
A
composition and texture
B
cementation and melting
C
exfoliation and foliation
D
deposition and uplift
6) When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have?
A
fine-grained
B
coarse-grained
C
medium-grained
D
large-grained
7) What are the main categories of sedimentary rock?
A
extrusive and intrusive
B
clastic, chemical and organic
C
felsic and mafic
D
foliated and nonfoliated
8) When temperature and pressure change, what can happen to the miners in the rocks?
A
They stay the same.
B
They change into other minerals.
C
They fragment and loosen
D
They bind closer together
9) During the rock cycle, what forms when magma cools?
A
igneous rock
B
foliated rock
C
sedimentary rock
D
metamorphic rock
10) What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below the Earthh's surface?
A
Intrusive igneous rock
B
Eruptive Rock
C
Extrusive igneous rock
D
Volcanic Rock
11) What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in planes or bands?
A
extrusive
B
intrusive
C
foliated
D
nonfoliated
12) Besides texture, how else are rocks classified?
A
by their composition
B
by their grain shape
C
By their grain size
D
By the amount of foliation
13) The process in which rocks change shape is called
A
deformation
B
foliation
C
composition
D
deposition
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