Rock Pre Test
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Rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop as a result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. Take the quiz below to gauge and advance what you know about this subject. All the best
- 1.Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called
- A.
Sedimentary rock.
- B.
Metamorphic rock.
- C.
Igneous rock.
- D.
Coarse-grained rock.
- 2.Where does most metamorphic rock form?
- A.
At the surface
- B.
Just below the surface
- C.
In ocean waters
- D.
Deep underground
- 3.Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth’s surface is called
- A.
Extrusive rock.
- B.
Intrusive rock.
- C.
Clastic rock.
- D.
Sedimentary rock.
- 4.The most abundant intrusive rock in the continental crust is
- A.
Slate.
- B.
Granite.
- C.
Flint.
- D.
Quartzite.
- 5.The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
- A.
Compaction.
- B.
Cementation.
- C.
Deposition.
- D.
Erosion.
- 6.To describe a rock’s texture, geologists determine
- A.
The color and density of the rock.
- B.
How the rock formed.
- C.
The size, shape, and pattern of the rock’s grains.
- D.
How many minerals the rock contains.
- 7.What forms the structure called a coral reef?
- A.
Skeletons of coral animals
- B.
Deposits of coral rocks
- C.
Cementation of crystals
- D.
Particles of clastic rocks
- 8.Over time, coral buried by sediments can turn into
- A.
Granite.
- B.
Limestone.
- C.
Coal.
- D.
Atolls.
- 9.Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into
- A.
Chemical rock.
- B.
Gemstones.
- C.
Metamorphic rock.
- D.
Sedimentary rock.
- 10.The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rock comes from
- A.
The heat of the mantle.
- B.
The sun.
- C.
Movements in the crust.
- D.
Chemical rocks in the crust.
- 11.Geologists classify metamorphic rock according to
- A.
The exterior color of the rock.
- B.
The overall shape of the rock.
- C.
The arrangement of the grains that make up the rock.
- D.
The degree of hardness of the rock.
- 12.A series of processes on Earth’s surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called
- A.
Erosion.
- B.
Crystallization.
- C.
The rock cycle.
- 13.Which of the following is NOT one of the possible stages in the rock cycle?
- A.
Volcanic activity
- B.
Erosion
- C.
Smelting
- D.
Melting
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