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The Ultimate Rock Cycle
Test Description: Review covering chapter 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter is called
A
a compound
B
an element
C
a rock
D
an atom
2) What kind of rock forms when hot liquid magma, cools and solidifies?
A
intrusive igneous
B
metamorphic
C
extrusive igneous
D
sedimentary
3) The continual process by which new rock forms from old rock is called..
A
deposition
B
compaction
C
erosion
D
rock cycle
4) A large, irregular-shaped intrusive body of intrusive igneous rock is called
A
batholith
B
dikes
C
sill
D
pluton
5) A rock at the Earth's surface is primarily affected by forces of..
A
pressure only
B
cooling
C
weathering and erosion
D
heat and pressure
6) Scientist study rock using what important feature?
A
elevation
B
the pressure in which they were formed
C
the depth in which they were formed
D
composition and texture
7) What is the chemical makeup, or mineral content, of a rock based on?
A
the position of its grains
B
the shape of its grains
C
the composition
D
the size of its grains
8) A rock deep underground is primarily affected by forces of ..
A
weathering and erosion
B
pressure only
C
extreme heat and pressure
D
heat only
9) What do the size, shape, and position of the grains that make up a rock determine?
A
the rock's size
B
the rocks texture
C
the rocks color
D
the rocks composition
10) What factors can affect the texture of an igneous rock?
A
the minerals that cement the rock together
B
the size of the rock
C
the length and time the magma had to cool
D
the pressure and temperature the the rock was exposed to
11) The process in which water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock is called..
A
weathering
B
erosion
C
deposition
D
uplift
12) When sediment is deposited in bodies of water or other low lying areas is called..
A
compaction
B
uplift
C
deposition
D
erosion
13) Movement within the Earth that causes buried rock to be exposed at the Earths surface is called..
A
uplift
B
sediment
C
erosion
D
weathering
14) The process by which sediment is removed from its source is called..
A
uplift
B
ground shift
C
weathering
D
erosion
15) The process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers is called
A
mud cracking
B
ripple marks
C
layering
D
stratification
16) When sediment is deposited in layers and compacted is called..
A
metamorphic rock
B
igneous rock
C
sedimentary rock
D
cement
17) Sheetlike intrusions that lie parallel to previous rock units are called..
A
sills
B
batholith
C
dikes
D
pltons
18) Igneous rock that forms from lava onto Earth's surface is called..
A
extrusive igneous rock
B
metamorphic rock
C
sedimentary rock
D
Intrusive igneous rock
19) Which kind of rock has fossils?
A
sedimentary
B
metamorphic
C
intrusive igneous
D
extrusive igneous
20) Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize out of solution, such as sea water is called..
A
clasic sedimentary rock
B
chemical sedimentary rock
C
organic sedimentary rock
D
fossiliferous rock
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