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The Rock Types Quiz

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Which type of rock forms when melted rock hardens as it cools?

Sedimentary rock

Igneous rock (correct)

Volcanic rock

Metamorphic rock

What characteristic texture do intrusive igneous rocks tend to have?

Coarse grained (correct)

Smooth

Fine grained

No crystals

How do extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive igneous rocks?

They have larger crystals

They have smaller crystals or no crystals (correct)

They are formed by sedimentation

They are smoother in texture

Which process causes sedimentary rocks to form layers?

Deposition Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main types of rocks?

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic Signup and view all the answers

What type of rock forms when minerals dissolved in water precipitate out of solution and crystallize?

Chemical sedimentary rock Signup and view all the answers

In which type of metamorphic rock are the mineral grains aligned in clear patterns?

Foliated metamorphic rock Signup and view all the answers

Match the following geological processes with their definitions:

Weathering = Breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments Lithification = Process of turning sediment or other material into stone Compaction = Process of sediments being pressed more closely together by the weight of sediments above or by tectonic forces Cementation = Process found in porous sediment, when water deposits minerals that gradually fill the spaces between grains and bind them to one another to form rock Signup and view all the answers

Match the following geological terms with their descriptions:

Sediment = Solid material, moved by wind, water, and other forces, that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water Pressure = Force exerted per unit area by many particles of a gas randomly striking the walls of its container Magma = Melted rock located beneath Earth's surface Weathering = Breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their role in the rock cycle:

Weathering = Initial breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments Transport = Movement of small particles to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity Lithification = Turning sediment or other material into stone Magma = Melted rock located beneath Earth's surface Signup and view all the answers

Mechanical weathering is the breakdown of rocks into smaller ______.

fragments Signup and view all the answers

Sediment is solid material, moved by wind, water, and other forces, that settles on the ______ of land or the bottom of a body of water.

surface Signup and view all the answers

Cementation is found in porous sediment, when water deposits minerals that gradually fill the spaces between ______ and bind them to one another to form rock.

grains Signup and view all the answers