Earth Science Chapter 10 Rocks BJU

A rock that has changed due to heat or pressure is a(n) _________

Any zones where the remelting of sedimentary rocks in the crust has occurred are probably leftover from the Flood

cementation is what turns clastic sediments into nonclastic sediments

Which type of rock is most closely tied to the process of erosion?

A type of rock that is smooth and shiny that it's called volcanic glass is ___________

The individual rock particles, crystals, and sometimes fossils combine to give rock texture is _________

old-earth geologists believe that sedimentary rocks eventually return to the mantle by

which is an example of nonfoliated metamorphic rock

Long, thin grains in a rock indicate that something abnormal happened to it during its existence

The young-earth view of historical geology concludes that

the traditional rock cycle supports an old-earth worldview rather than a young-earth

Rocks formed from minerals precipitated from water are _____ rocks

sedimentary rocks are the starting material for most versions of the rock cycle

fragments of rocks that fuse together to form a larger rock are called clasts

Which of the following contains the largest crystals?

Which is an example of foliated metamorphic rock?

rocks that formed when molten rock cooled and hardened are called

Which is an example of clastic sedimentary rock

the law of conservation of matter implies that the earth's matter can change in form but not in mass

rocks that formed from bits and pieces of eroded rocks are called

High-quality marble rock would most likely be used for

The original rock that was altered to form a metamorphic rock is the ______

fossils are commonly found in granite

Metamorphic rock contains grains that appear to be aligned in a more or less parallel pattern is _______metamorphic rock

Which is an example of extrusive igneous rock

Melting sedimentary rocks in the crust can happen only through ______

metamorphism changes only igneous or sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks

According to the old-earth rock cycle, most rocks will eventually

igneous rocks do not make the best building materials because they tend to dissolve in acid rain

chalk is an inorganic sedimentary rock

Igneous rocks like granite and basalt are often used for statues and important buildings because they

Which is an example of nonclastic sedimentary rock

young-earth geologists believe that the original basement rock of the earth's continents was

when limestone undergoes metamorphosis, it turns into marble

which is an example of an intrusive igneous rock

modern geologists believe the size of the grains in igneous rock has more to do with where it cooled,how fast it cooled

Which of the following tests most likely could be used to identify a rock?

Which kind of sedimentary rock is most useful as a construction material?

metamorphic rocks that contain crystals in bands or parallel layers are classified as foliated rocks

Which of the following would come between deposition and cementation in the formation of a sedimentary rock?