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Science Test 2: Rocks
Test Description: MC Review for test 2 part on rocks
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1) Forms when molten rock cools and become solid
A
Sedimentary Rock
B
Metamorphic Rock
C
Igneous Rock
D
Rock Cycle
2) Includes the many ways that rocks form, change, break down, and re-form
A
Sedimentary Rock
B
Metamorphic Rock
C
Rock Cycle
D
Igneous Rock
3) Forms as heat and/or pressure causes changes
A
Rock Cycle
B
Metamorphic Rock
C
Sedimentary Rock
D
Igneous Rock
4) A naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals
A
Sedimentary Rock
B
Metamorphic Rock
C
Igneous Rock
D
Rock
5) The most common type of rock on Earth's surface
A
Igneous Rock
B
Rock Cycle
C
Metamorphic Rock
D
Sedimentary Rock
6) The process by which heat and pressure changes rocks
A
Magma
B
Sediment
C
Metamorphism
D
Sedimentary
7) Materials that settle out of wind and water
A
Magma
B
Sediment
C
Sedimentary
D
Metamorphism
8) Forms as rock melts
A
Metamorphism
B
Sediment
C
Sedimentary
D
Magma
9) Why do land forms made of igneous rock tend to last longer than those made of sedimentary rock?
A
Igneous rock tends to be harder than sedimentary rock.
B
Igneous rock tends to wear away faster than sedimentary rock.
C
Igneous rock is more common on earth's surface than sedimentary rock
D
Igneous rock contains more dissolved minerals than sedimentary rock
10) Made up of pieces of older rocks that are pressed or cemented together
A
Sedimentary Rock
B
Intrusive Igneous Rock
C
Extrusive Igneous Rock
D
Sediment
11) Molten rock that has cooled beneath Earth's surface
A
Sedmintary Rock
B
Extrusive Igneous Rock
C
Magma
D
Intrusive Igneous Rock
12) During recrystallization, the bonds between atoms in a mineral are broken and can join
A
Sedimentary Rock
B
Parent Mineral
C
Gneiss Rock
D
New Mineral
13) Hot lava pours out of a crack in Earth's surface and cools to form
A
Extrusive Igneous Rock
B
Intrusive Ignous rock
C
Large, jagged crystals
D
Small pools of Magma
14) Minerals in rock near a volcano recrystallize as lava covers the area . The minerals change due to the lava's
A
Density
B
Composition
C
Heat
D
Pressure
15) Rocks are always
A
Minerals
B
Solids
C
Extrusive
D
Foilated
16) The rock cycle
A
has no beginning or end
B
Begins with igneous rock
C
Ends with metamorphic rock
D
Ends with igneous rock
17) Limestone can form when water evaporates and leaves behind the minerals that form it. Limestone is a(n)
A
metamorphic rock
B
parent rock
C
igneous rock
D
sedimentary rock
18) Winds moved layers of sand along the sides of ancient sand dunes. These sand layers were preserved in rock. This is an example of how sedimentary rock can record nformation about
A
past temperature conditions
B
mineral recrystallization
C
past weather conditions
D
metamorphic changes
19) Rocks are different than minerals because rocks
A
can recrystallize into other types of rock
B
do not have a set crystal structure
C
are naturally formed solids
D
can be used by humans
20) Your rock sample has parallel bands of minerals that formed under high pressure. Your sample is a(n)
A
unfoliated metamorphic rock
B
foliated metamorphic rock
C
foliated sedimentary rock
D
unfoliated sedimentary rock
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