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Test Description: Identifying the 3 Types of Rocks and their characteristics
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1) Metamorphic rocks whose minerals are arranged in layers or bands are called
A
unfoliated
B
clastic
C
foliated
D
nonclastic
2) Heat and pressure can transform igneous rocks into metamorphic rocks. What processes can transform igenous rock into sedimentary rock?
A
heat and pressure
B
evaporation and condensation
C
erosion and sedimentation
D
rifting and subduction
3) More often than metamorphic or igneous rock, sedimentary rocks have
A
many holes from trapped gases
B
large quartz crystals
C
numerous fossils
D
a glassy appearance
4) Which of these can determine the size of grains in igneous rocks?
A
distance from a plate boundary
B
amount of rare minerals
C
size of the volcano
D
cooling rate of molten rock
5) Rocks formed by the cementing of weathered materials are called
A
basalt
B
extrusive igneous rocks
C
magma
D
sedimentary rocks
6) Extrusive rocks have small grains because they
A
contain rare minerals
B
have a rough mixture
C
harden underground
D
cool quickly
7) What do all rocks have in common?
A
they show cleavage
B
they are formed on Earth's surface
C
they contain minerals
D
they are organically formed
8) Because granite cools below the surface of the Earth, it is
A
an igneous intrusive rock
B
a sedimentary rock
C
an igneous extrusive rock
D
a metamorphic rock
9) Igneous rocks are formed by
A
evaporation of water, leaving solids behind
B
heat and pressure on existing rocks
C
cooling and hardening of molten rock
D
layers of mud on the bottom of a lake
10) While on vacation, a student visits the area around a volcano that has recently erupted. The student can expect to find samples of
A
extrusive igneous rock
B
nonfoliated metamorphic rock
C
chemically formed sedimentary rock
D
clastic sedimentary rock
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