Chapter 2; Section 1: Pages 44-49
- What is a solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals called?
- What is the process called that forms new rock from old rock?
- Early humans made arrowheads from which rock?
- In the rock cycle, which factor determines which forces will change a rock?
- Locationc. Pressure
- Heatd. Time
- What forces work on rocks at Earth’s surface?
- Heat and pressure
- Weathering and erosion
- Compaction and cementation
- Melting and cooling
- What affects rocks inside the Earth?
- Heat and pressurec. Erosion
- Weatheringd. Deposition
- What material is formed when metamorphic rock melts?
- Igneous Rockc. Metamorphic Rock
- Sedimentary Rockd. Magma
- What kind of rock is formed by the weathering and erosion of igneous rocks?
- Magmac. Metamorphic Rock
- Sedimentary Rockd. Igneous Rock
- What kind of rock is formed when sedimentary rock is subjected to heat and pressure?
- Igneous Rockc. Metamorphic Rock
- Sedimentary Rockd. Magma
- During ______, sediment is deposited in bodies of water.
- The process in which water, wind, ice and heat break down rock is called ______.
- Weathering breaks down rock into fragments, or ______from which sedimentary rocks are made.
- Because ______is less dense than surrounding rock, it rises.
- What moves sediment from one place to another?
- Depositionc. Erosion
- Weatheringd. Uplift
- What is it called when sediment is deposited in a body of water?
- Depositionc. Weathering
- Upliftd. Erosion
- What rock forms when sediment is squeezed by the weight of the rock above it?
- Igneous Rockc. Metasedimentary Rock
- Sedimentary Rockd. Metamorphic Rock
- Besides erosion, what else causes rock to be exposed at the Earth’s surface?
- Upliftc. Deposition
- Compactiond. Cementation
- Which is NOT one of the three main classes of rock?
- Igneous Rockc. Sedimentary Rock
- Volcanic Rockd. Metamorphic Rock
- How do scientists classify rocks?
- By colorc. By mass
- By composition & textured. Volume
- What is meant by the composition of rock?
- Chemical makeupc. Grain size
- Grain shaped. Grain positions
- Besides size and position, what else determines clastic sedimentary rock texture?
- Temperature of the grainsc. Width of grains
- Length of the grainsd. Shape of grains
- Width of the grains
- What types of grains determine clastic sedimentary rock texture?
- Round and squarec. Small, medium, & large
- Fine, medium, & coarsed. Heavy and light
- Which rock’s texture is determined by the size of the grains?
- Igneousc. Metasedimentary
- Metamorphicd. Sedimentary
- Which rocks’ texture is determined by how fast the magma cooled?
- Igneousc. Metasedimentary
- Metamorphicd. Sedimentary
- Which rock’s texture is determined b y the pressure and temperature the rock was exposed to?
- Metasedimentaryc. Igneous
- Metamorphicd. Sedimentary
Chapter 2; Section 2: Pages 36-39
- How are igneous rocks formed?
- What is one way that magma can form?
- Besides pressure being released, what other way can magma form?
- When pressure builds up
- When rock solidifies
- When rocks change composition
- When rocks lose water
- When magma cools, what type of rock does it form?
- Because minerals found in magma have different melting points,
- Some minerals become solid before others
- Some minerals never solidify
- Some minerals never melt
- All minerals solidify at the same temperature
- The more time the ______have to grow, the larger and coarser the texture is.
- Aluminum, potassium, silicon, and sodium make light-colored rocks called ______.
- Dark-colored rocks called ______have more calcium, iron, and magnesium.
- Igneous rocks differ from one another in how fast they ______.
- Igneous rocks that have small crystals have ______grains.
- Intrusive igneous rocks usually have what kind of texture?
- Coarse-grainedc. Small-grained
- Medium-grainedd. Fine-grained
- What is a sheet like intrusion that is oriented parallel to previous rock layers called?
- A stockc. A dike
- A Batholithd. A sill
- What are large, irregular-shaped intrusive bodies called?
- Stocksc. Sills
- Plutonsd. Dikes
- What are the largest igneous intrusions called?
- Dikesc. Batholiths
- Stocksd. Sills
- What is it called when magma erupts on the Earth’s surface?
- Besides volcanoes, from where else does lava flow?
- Fissuresc. Plateaus
- Sillsd. Batholiths
- What landform is created when lava flows out of a fissure onto land?
Chapter 2; Section 3: Pages 40-43
- Wind, water, ice and gravity cause rock to ______________into fragments.
- Fragments of rock are called ______________.
- Sediment moves from one place to another during the process of ______________.
- When new layers of _______ are deposited, they cover older layers.
- Cement made from _____________binds the fragments together.
- The most noticeable feature of sedimentary rocks are their layers called ______________.
- Rock that forms when
minerals crystallize out
of a solution
- Rock that forms from the
remains of plants & animals
- Rock or mineral fragment
- Rock that forms when clasts
are cemented together
- How are clastic sedimentary rocks classified?
- Which of the following is a chemical sedimentary rock?
- Conglomeratec. Halite
- Coald. Shale
- What does chemical sedimentary rock form from?
- Minerals that crystallize our of solution
- Clasts
- Decomposed plant material
- Fossils
- What is the chemical makeup of halite?
- Calcium carbonatec. Calcium sulfate
- Silicon dioxided. Sodium chloride
- Limestone can be formed from _____________, or the remains of animals.
- Some limestone is formed from the skeletons of tiny organisms called _______________.
- Coral live in huge underwater colonies called _______________.
- Animal remains that are cemented together can form ______________.
- Decomposed plant material under the ground makes ________________.
- What is the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers?
- Cementationc. Crystallization
- Stratificationd. Erosion
- What are the markings on sedimentary rocks that record the waves of wind and water?
- Stratac. Mud cracks
- Shorelinesd. Ripple marks
- What sedimentary structure indicates the location of an ancient shoreline?
- Ripple marksc. Strata
- Mud cracksd. Fissures
Chapter 2; Section 4: Pages 44-49
- What process is a rock undergoing when the new environment is different from the one in which the rock was formed?
- Erosionc. Metamorphism
- Meltingd. Deposition
- What kind of rocks can remain solid at temperatures and pressures that would melt other rocks?
- Intrusive igneousc. Extrusive igneous
- Metamorphicd. Sedimentary
- What aligns in parallel bands due to added pressure on a rock during metamorphism?
- Mineral grainsc. Clasts
- Sedimentd. Fossils
- What occurs when a rock undergoes metamorphism by being heated by nearby magma?
- Erosionc. Regional metamorphism
- Depositiond. Contact metamorphism
- The effect of contact metamorphism is greatest when the rock comes in direct contact with what?
- Waterc. Sediment
- Magmad. Soil
- What deforms and chemically changes rocks by means of increases in pressure and temperature?
- Erosionc. Regional metamorphism
- Depositiond. Contact metamorphism
- What kind of metamorphism occurs over large areas deep in the Earth’s crust?
- Erosionc. Regional metamorphism
- Deposition d. Contact metamorphism
- Metamorphism occurs when temperature and ______inside the Earth’s crust change.
- During metamorphism, the original minerals change into minerals that are ______in the new conditions.
- The presence of ______indicates the temperature, pressure, and depth of rocks that undergo metamorphism.
- Minerals grains that are
arranged in bands
- Under pressure, shale
becomes this
- This rock forms when
slate is exposed to more
heat and pressure
- Schist exposed to more heat
and pressure becomes this
- What do we call metamorphic rocks in which mineral grains are not arranged in bands?
- Slatec. Nonfoliated
- Foliatedd. Gneiss
- What do we call the process in which crystals change in size or composition?
- Foliationc. Sedimentation
- Recrystallizationd. Deformation
- Forms when quartz sandstone is exposed to heat & pressure
- Phyllitec. Shale
- Gneissd. Quartzite
- What is the term that describes the change in the shape of rock caused by squeezing or stretching?
- Cementationc. Recrystallization
- Metamorphismd. Deformation
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