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Rocks, The Rock Cycle, Fossils
Test Description: Rock classification and rock cycle changes, fossil types
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What process lays or deposits sediment down usually underwater
A
Weathering
B
Erosion
C
Cementing
D
Deposition
2) Whsat type of rocks do fossils form in
A
Metamorphic
B
Igneous
C
Sedimentary
D
Foliated
3) Which would be a characteristic of a foliated metamorphic rock
A
smooth and shiny
B
large, coarse grained crystals
C
parallel wavy bands that formed under high pressure
D
smaller pieces of rock cemented together
4) Where do metamorphic rocks form
A
Deep underground
B
On Earths surface
C
Underwater
D
Outer space
5) The rock cycle
A
has no beginning or end
B
ends with igneous rock
C
ends with metamorphic rock
D
begins with weathering
6) What type of sediment creates coal
A
plant remains
B
shells
C
minerals
D
rocks
7) What rock most commonly occurs on the earths surface
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
marbled
D
metamorphic
8) Heat and pressure will turn shale into slate. what is this called
A
crystallization
B
metamorphism
C
sedimentation
D
schistation
9) How do intrusive igneous rocks form
A
when volcanoes erupt
B
when sediment is cemented together
C
when magma cools within the earth
D
from lava on Earths surface
10) What type of rock does lava cooling on Earths surface form
A
sedimentary
B
metamorphic
C
intrusive igneous
D
extrusive igneous
11) What rock makes up the ocean crust
A
Basalt
B
Limestone
C
Granite
D
schist
12) What rock makes up the continental crust
A
Granite
B
Coal
C
Marble
D
Basalt
13) What process breaks rocks apart
A
Weathering
B
Deposition
C
Erosion
D
Cementation
14) What process carries sediment away
A
Erosion
B
Deposition
C
Lithification
D
Weathering
15) Which is another term for the cooling of rock
A
relaxing
B
Chillin
C
Melting
D
Crystallization
16) Lithification is a term associated with which classification of rocks
A
Igneous
B
Sedimentary
C
Metamorphic
D
Stones
17) The Latin term ignis means
A
Fire
B
Earth
C
Water
D
Wind
18) What type of rock is most easily weathered and eroded
A
Igneous
B
Sedimentary
C
Primordial
D
Metamorphic
19) Where is Devils Tower
A
Montana
B
Utah
C
Washington
D
Wyoming
20) Crystals are most commonly found in
A
Igneous rocks
B
Metamorphic rocks
C
Sedimentary rocks
D
Man made rocks
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