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Rocks--Part 1
Test Description: Rocks and the rock cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which characteristic determines the category of metamorphic rock?
A
texture
B
compostion
C
grain size
D
temperature
2) Which two factors allow rocks to bend or fold without melting?
A
temperature and pressure
B
temperature and melting
C
pressure and crystallization
D
pressure and melting
3) What happens to pressure the deeper you go into Earth?
A
pressure increases
B
pressure isn't effected by depth
C
pressure stays the same
D
pressure decreases
4) What three conditions can cause metamorphic rocks to form?
A
Pressure
B
Heat
C
All of the choices are correct
D
Hot, watery fluids
5) During plastic deformation rocks are melted.
A
True
B
False
6) Which type of sedimentary rocks are formed when minerals crystallize directly from water?
A
Chemical sedimentary rocks
B
Clastic sedimentary rocks
C
Organic sedimentary rocks
D
Biochemical sedimentary rocks
7) A rock has seashells in it. What type of rock is it?
A
Igneous rock
B
Sedimentary rock
C
Metamorphic rock
8) Sediment particles that have worn surfaces and rounded corners are called ____________________.
A
stones
B
pebbles
C
rocks
D
clasts
9) What are organic sedimentary rocks formed from?
A
remains of once-living things
B
small grain crystals
C
large grain crystals
D
sediments
10) The process of naturally gluing clasts (rock fragments) together is called ______.
A
deposition
B
compaction
C
crystallization
D
cementation
11) _______ is a coarse grained with angular fragments.
A
breccia
B
conglomerate
C
limestone
D
sandstome
12) Extrusive igneous rocks are formed
A
on Earth's surface
B
inside of Earth's crust
C
all choices are correct
D
in sediment layers of lakes
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