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