Earth Science Chapter 10 (Bob Jones 5th ed.)

Rocks are usually combinations of _______ and other materials

The crystals and particles in a rock are called _______

T/F? Most rocks are a mixture of two or more minerals

T/F? Fossils are commonly found in granite

Depositions of halite that penetrate vertically through rock strata are called salt ___

When limestone undergoes metamorphosis, it turns into _____

Old-earth geologists believe it took millions of years for layers of sedimentary rock to form

Rocks that formed when molten rock cooled and hardened are called ____ rocks

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

T/F? Rocks can be classified as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary

There's enough time in Earth's history for rock to be recycled through the entire rock cycle

High-quality marble rock would most likely be used for

T/F? Cementation is what turns clastic sediments into nonclastic sediments

According to old-earth interpretations of the rock cycle, what was the starting material?

A rock that is so smooth and shiny that it's called volcanic glass is _____

T/F? Cement and concrete are composed of mainly igneous rocks

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

The grain size of glassy rocks like obsidian is ____

T/F? Igneous rocks don't make good building materials because they dissolve in acid rain

The young-earth view of history geology concludes that

Many young-earth geologists think that the basement rocks created on Day 3 were

Fragments of rocks that fuse together to form a larger rock are called ____

Which kind of rock used for building materials suffers the most damage from acid rain?

T/F? The traditional rock cycle supports an old-earth worldview rather than a young-earth one

T/F? Grains are key to classifying rocks

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

T/F? Most natural processes on Earth are designed to be cyclic

Geologists believe igneous grain size depends more on where it cooled than how ____ it cooled

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

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

The settling out of materials from a solution to form inorganic clastic rocks is called

A rock's ________ is its look and feel

Limestone is the raw material used for what common artificial construction material?

T/F? Sedimentary rocks are the starting material for most versions of the rock cycle

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

T/F? Metamorphism changes only igneous or sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks

What kind of rock is most likely to be tied to the process of erosion?

The quantity of dissolved materials carried by flowing water usually depends most on what?

T/F? A rock is classified on the basis of how geologists believe it formed and later changed

Rocks formed from minerals precipitated from water are _____ rocks

T/F? Chalk is an inorganic sedimentary rock

T/F? Petrologists cannot use any of the mineral tests on rocks

A rock that is often light enough to float in water is _____

Which of the following processes would occur between deposition and cementation?

Metamorphic rock that contains grains that appear to be aligned in a parallel pattern is

Rock particles/crystals & sometimes fossils that combine to give a rock its texture are called

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

T/F? Long, thin grains in a rock indicate something abnormal once happened to it

T/F? No part of the old-earth rock cycle is happening today

Melting sedimentary rocks in the crust can only happen through _____

T/F? The law of conservation of matter implies Earth's matter can change in form but not mass

A scientist who studies the classification and origin of all types of rocks is called a ___

Sediments that could turn into sedimentary rocks someday are _____

Rocks formed from bits and pieces of eroded rocks are called ______ rocks

When hydrothermal fluids change rocks with which they are in contact, what occurs?

T/F? Fossils are never preserved in metamorphic rocks because heat and pressure destroy them

Fossils are usually found in ________ rock