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Second Half Chapter 9 Review
Test Description: Review for Chapter 9
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1) If your geology team found a brachiopod fossil in sedimentary rock, what might you conclude based on that discovery?
A
That brachiopods were mean.
B
You need more fossils to make a conclusion
C
That the rock the fossil was found in was formed around the time brachiopods were on earth.
D
that there is a brachiopod in the rock
2) How do mosses and lichens affect plant formation
A
They keep the rock from freezing
B
They give people a place to walk.
C
They grow on them and their roots help break the rock down
D
They help the rock to stay hard
3) How do bacteria, fungi and plants help soils form?
A
They grow and roots help to break down rock more, then they die and decay adding nutrients to soil
B
They grow there.
C
They take in sunshine which helps the soil
D
They keep the rocks warm.
4) What is topsoil and where is it?
A
It is the soil on top of mountains and is covered with snow.
B
Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil and has the most organic matter
C
topsoil is the soil on top of plants, is very light. It has little humus
D
Topsoil is soil that is under the top layer,
5) What is subsoil and where is it?
A
Subsoil is the soil that is subtracted from other soils
B
Subsoil is the second layer and has more organic matter than topsoil
C
Subsoil is the second layer and has less organic matter than topsoil
D
Subsoil is soil carried from the oceans floor on a submarine
6) Describe parent rock.
A
Parent rock is rocks on top of the mountain
B
Parent rock is the rock that belongs to your parent.
C
Parent rock is the lowest layer of soil and has very little organic matter
D
Parent rock is the rock that all soils came from
7) Describe how igneous rock is formed.
A
Igneous rock is formed by dinosaurs dying and turning to rocks
B
Igneous rock is formed by sand washing away
C
Igneous rock is formed by magma that cools and hardens.
D
Igneous rock is formed by chemists in a laboratory.
8) What are the two types of igneous rock?
A
Extrusive and intrusive
B
extra and inextra
C
Layers and intrusive
D
Extrusive and foliate
9) How does sedimentary rock form?
A
It forms when pieces of rocks and minerals are pressed together over years.
B
It is pushed up with the magma
C
It is formed when the magma inside Earth picks up piece of old bones and fossils.
D
It is made from top soil mixing with subsoil
10) Which is an example of seimdentary rock?
A
Limestone
B
Marble
C
Igneous
D
Metamorphic
11) How do metamorphic rocks form?
A
It is formed when sedimentary rock dissolves in water.
B
It is formed when heat, pressure or chemical reactions change sedimentary or igneous rock into another type.
C
It is formed when subsoil gets more organic matter than the top soil.
D
It is formed when Igneous rock is broken down with a hammer
12) Give an example of metamorphic rock.
A
Marble
B
Limestone
C
Sandstone
D
Basalt
13) What are the two types of metamorphic rock?
A
Painted and non-painted
B
Aqueous and non-aqueous
C
Flowered and non-flowered
D
Foliated and non-foliated
14) What do geologists mean when they say a rock is foliated?
A
That it is folded at least once
B
That the rock has bands resembling ribbons.
C
That the rock has a rubber band wrapped around it in the lab to allow for easier holding.
D
It has huge stars in it.
15) Name the three types of sedimentary rock.
A
Biochemical, chemical and organic
B
Chemical, organic and inorganic
C
There are only two types of sedimentary rocks, limestone and sandstone.
D
Biochemical, chemical and inorganic
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