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Test Description: Unit 1 Lesson 2 Test
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1) What will need to happen in order for granite to become sedimentary rock?
A
something must break down the remains of plants and animals
B
a think layer of humus must form on top if it
C
Erosion must move pieces of granite to other locations
D
the granite must be weathered
2) What best supports a rock found on the beach is sedimentary?
A
how hard it is
B
the visible layers
C
the yellow color
D
the location of where the rock was found
3) Granite forms when magma slowly cools within the Earth. Basalt forms when lava cools on Earth's surface. What do granite and basalt have in common?
A
the are both ignious rocks
B
they are considered sedimentary rocks now
C
they will be identical in color and texture
D
they do not contain minerals
4) The breaking of rock because of weathering is what part of the rock cycle?
A
erosion
B
subsidence
C
deposition
D
weathering
5) What do mudstone and sedimentary rocks have in common?
A
formed when melted rock cools and hardens
B
they have the same kinds of minerals
C
are formed from payers of sedimentary rocks
D
are made up of the remains of plants and animals
6) Whcih of the following is NOT a condition under which minerals form
A
When substances that are dissolved in water as the water evaporates minerals form
B
When water within earth causes magma to evaporate
C
When magma or lava cools
D
When temperature and pressure within Earth cause minerals to change
7) Rocks forms deep inside Earth
A
mineral
B
sedimentary
C
metamorphic
D
igneous
8) form when sediments are compacted or cemented together by new minerals
A
igneous
B
sedimentary
C
metamorphic
D
mineral
9) formed by cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground
A
mineral
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
D
sedimentary
10) natural processes change one type of rock into another type of rock
A
crystal
B
mineral
C
rock
D
rock cycle
11) rock that is identified by its visible layers
A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
mineral
D
sedimentary
12) rock is often identified with very different appearances when they cool at different rates. Slow = large crystals and fast = small crystals
A
metamorphic
B
mineral
C
sedimentary
D
igneous
13) a solid made up of minerals
A
grass
B
rock
C
chalk
D
can
14) a solid with its atoms arranged in a repeating patterns
A
magma
B
rock
C
crystal
D
salt
15) naturally occurring, inorganic, definite chemical composition and an orderly internal structure
A
rock
B
crystal
C
paint
D
mineral
16) rock is often identified by mineral crystals into parallel layers. These layers can show up as dark or light bands
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
crystal
D
sedimentary
17) All are the conditions under which minerals form EXCEPT
A
exposure to the sun
B
compacting and cementation
C
melting and cooling
D
heat and pressure
18) sedimentary rocks become metamorphic from ...
A
deposition
B
erosion
C
compacting
D
heat and pressure
19) sediments become sedimentary rocks from...
A
compacting and cementing
B
cooling
C
melting
D
heat and pressure
20) Why does metamorphic rock rarely form at Earth's surface
A
because it needs a constant compression
B
because metamorphic rock needs to be weathered
C
because they form under intense heat and pressure
D
because it needs to be in contact with other metamorphic rocks
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