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Test Description: Unit 1 Lesson 2 Test
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1) What will need to happen in order for granite to become sedimentary rock?
A
a think layer of humus must form on top if it
B
the granite must be weathered
C
something must break down the remains of plants and animals
D
Erosion must move pieces of granite to other locations
2) What best supports a rock found on the beach is sedimentary?
A
the location of where the rock was found
B
the visible layers
C
how hard it is
D
the yellow color
3) Granite forms when magma slowly cools within the Earth. Basalt forms when lava cools on Earth's surface. What do granite and basalt have in common?
A
they are considered sedimentary rocks now
B
they do not contain minerals
C
the are both ignious rocks
D
they will be identical in color and texture
4) The breaking of rock because of weathering is what part of the rock cycle?
A
deposition
B
erosion
C
subsidence
D
weathering
5) What do mudstone and sedimentary rocks have in common?
A
formed when melted rock cools and hardens
B
are made up of the remains of plants and animals
C
they have the same kinds of minerals
D
are formed from payers of sedimentary rocks
6) Whcih of the following is NOT a condition under which minerals form
A
When substances that are dissolved in water as the water evaporates minerals form
B
When magma or lava cools
C
When temperature and pressure within Earth cause minerals to change
D
When water within earth causes magma to evaporate
7) Rocks forms deep inside Earth
A
metamorphic
B
sedimentary
C
mineral
D
igneous
8) form when sediments are compacted or cemented together by new minerals
A
sedimentary
B
metamorphic
C
mineral
D
igneous
9) formed by cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground
A
metamorphic
B
sedimentary
C
igneous
D
mineral
10) natural processes change one type of rock into another type of rock
A
rock cycle
B
rock
C
crystal
D
mineral
11) rock that is identified by its visible layers
A
metamorphic
B
mineral
C
igneous
D
sedimentary
12) rock is often identified with very different appearances when they cool at different rates. Slow = large crystals and fast = small crystals
A
sedimentary
B
mineral
C
igneous
D
metamorphic
13) a solid made up of minerals
A
can
B
rock
C
chalk
D
grass
14) a solid with its atoms arranged in a repeating patterns
A
crystal
B
salt
C
rock
D
magma
15) naturally occurring, inorganic, definite chemical composition and an orderly internal structure
A
paint
B
mineral
C
rock
D
crystal
16) rock is often identified by mineral crystals into parallel layers. These layers can show up as dark or light bands
A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
crystal
D
sedimentary
17) All are the conditions under which minerals form EXCEPT
A
compacting and cementation
B
exposure to the sun
C
heat and pressure
D
melting and cooling
18) sedimentary rocks become metamorphic from ...
A
heat and pressure
B
deposition
C
compacting
D
erosion
19) sediments become sedimentary rocks from...
A
heat and pressure
B
cooling
C
compacting and cementing
D
melting
20) Why does metamorphic rock rarely form at Earth's surface
A
because metamorphic rock needs to be weathered
B
because they form under intense heat and pressure
C
because it needs to be in contact with other metamorphic rocks
D
because it needs a constant compression
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