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ROCK REVIEW 2

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1) Which charecteristic wouldbest indicate that a rock was formed from sediments deposited in shallow water near the shore rather than in deep water?

Ahardness Bdark color Clarge amount of cement Dlarge grain size

2) which characteristic provides the best evidence about the environment a rock formed in

Atexture Bsize Ccolor Dthickness

3) How do metamorphic rocks schist and quartzite differ?

Aquartzite contains quartz and schist does not Bschist is organic Cschist is foliated and quartzite is not Dquartzite forms from regional metamorphism

4) Sediments form from

Aigneous intrusions Bcompaction and cementation Cweathering and erosion Dmagma cooling

5) Which property best associates with regionalmetamorphism

Agas pockets Bbanding Cfine texture Dcoarse texture

6) rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic based on

Amineral composition Bgrain size Ctexture Dorigin

7) If limestone is touched by an igneous intrusion what would likely form

Agneiss Bobsidian Cmarble Dslate

8) where is metamorphic rock frequently found?

Aas a thin layer covering the continents Bon mountaintops Cwithin large lava flows Dalong the interface between bedrock and igneous intrusions

9) At what point would metamorphic rock most likely be found?

Ain a lava flow Bfar away from an igneous intrusion Cin a waterfall DDirectly next to an igneous intrusion

10) How does regional metamorphism take place

Aigneous intrusion Bcrustal plate collision Cweatered and eroded rock Dmelted and solidified magma

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