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Rocks 4 Of 5
Test Description: Rocks
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is a use for fossils found in sedimentary rocks
A
matching rocks of the same age found in different places
B
all of the answers listed
C
indicating when the rock was formed
D
interpreting past environment
2) Fossils are only found in
A
non foliated metamorphic rocks
B
foliated metamorphic rocks
C
intrusive igneous rocks
D
sedimentary rocks
3) Sedimentary rocks with ripple marks suggest that the rocks formed
A
along a beach or stream
B
when ancient animals walked on them
C
from the shell fragments of ancient sea dwelling creatures
D
when wet mud dried and shrank
4) Most metamorphic processes take place
A
a few kilometers below the Earth's surface
B
at Earth's surface
C
several hundred kilometers below the Earth\'s surface
D
just below the Earth's surface
5) Which of the following metamorphic rocks would most likely have formed at the highest temerature and pressures?
A
slate
B
schist
C
gneiss
D
phyllite
6) In which of the following settings would a metamorphic rock most likely form
A
a desert
B
on the slopes of an active volcano
C
8 kilometers below the Earth\'s surface
D
an ocean floor
7) The primary agent of contact metamorphisms is
A
extreme pressure
B
heat
C
weathering
D
flowing water
8) Most of the heat form contact metamorphism is supplied by
A
a nearby mass of magma
B
deep burial in the Earth
C
frictional heating along a fault
D
radioactive elements
9) What rock forming process occurs when hot magma forces its way into rock?
A
regional metamorphism
B
contact metamorphism
C
deposition
D
biochemical sedimentation
10) Which of the following is NOT an agent of metamorphism?
A
running water
B
pressure
C
heat
D
hydrothemral solution
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