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1) Scientists use the rock cycle to describe the processes by which

Aone type of rock can be changed into another type of rock Ball different types of fossils were transformed into rock Ctectonic plates shift around the earth's surface Dmineral crystals and compositions are identified

2) All of the following are characteristics of metamorphic rocks except

Aflattened crystals Bbending from pressure Choles from trapped gases Dcolored, parallel layers

3) In which type of rock are fossils most likely to be found?

Aigneous intrusion Bigneous extrusive Cmetamorphic Dsedimentary

4) Which sedimentary rock is most likely to be changed to slate during regional metamorphism?

Adolostone Bconglomerate Cshale Dbreccia

5) Which of these is most important in determining how a rock was formed?

Asize and weight Bcolor and shape Ccomposition and textrue Dluster and hardness

6) The presence of many metamorphic rocks in Virginia is an indication that the area has been subjected to

Amassive solar bombardment Bintense heat and pressure Cdeep ocean venting Dlimited volcanic activity

7) Processes like erosion, weathering, and deposition, will form which of the following rocks?

Asedimentary Bigneous Cmetamorphic Dbasaltic

8) A rock that shows foliation will have

Abands of crystals Bparticles cemented together Clarge intergrown crystals in a random pattern Dsmall intergrown crystals in a random pattern

9) Of the igenous rocks below, which one formed intrusively?

Agranite Bobsidian Cpumice Dbasalt

10) Which of the sedimentary rocks formed from peat or decayed plants?

Aconglomerate Brock salt Ccoal Dshale

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