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Small particles that give a rock its texture are called
a) sediments
b) grains
c) chemicals
d) cementation

How a rock's surface looks and feels is the rock's
a) composition
b) structure
c) texture
d) crystals

Rocks that form when magma or lava cools are
a) igneous rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) sedimentary rock
d) all of the above

what kind of rock forms when heat and pressure change a rock?
a) igneous rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) sedimentary rock
d) none of the above

Basalt is an example of
a) intrusive rock
b) clastic rock
c) organic rock
d) extrusive rock

Granite is a light colored rock because it is made mostly of
a) gas
b) sediment
c) crystals
d) silica

a rock that is used for cleaning and polishing is
a) pumice
b) obsidian
c) basalt
d) sponge

which kind of sedimentary rock do coral reefs form?
a) sandstone
b) flint
c) limestone
d) basalt

the process in which sediments are glued together is called
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) compaction
d) cementation

metamorphic rocks with their grains lined up in layers are called
a) foliated rocks
b) chemical rocks
c) intrusive rocks
d) extrusive rocks

mixtures of minerals and other materials are called
a) organic
b) compaction
c) sandstone
d) rocks

sedimentary rocks that form from the remains of living things are _______ rocks
a) marble
b) organic
c) compaction
d) sandstone

the squeezing of layers in sediment is called
a) organic
b) cementation
c) compaction
d) metamorphic

a metamorphic rock used for statues is
a) marble
b) sandstone
c) organic
d) igneous

when plates move apart, the kind of rock that forms is ____ rock
a) marble
b) igneous
c) sandstone
d) organic

T or F: about 20 rock forming minerals make up most of the rocks on earth's crust
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

T or F: melting is the process that turns rocks into sediment
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

T or F: coral animals can live on land or in water
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Where does EXtrusive rock form?
a) inside the volcano
b) outside the volcano
c) no where near a volcano
d)

rocks that form slowly, inside the volcano have what size crystals?
a) large crystals
b) small crystals
c) any size crystals
d)

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