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Ch. 10 Earth Science - BJU
Basalt is...
Granite is...
Ch. 10 Earth Science - BJU
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Granite is...
coarse grained
fine grained
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Basalt is...
fine grained
coarse-grained
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What conditions typically create small crystals?
HOTTER conditions
COOLER conditions
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Granite has....
large crystals
microscopic crystals
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What characteristics of grain do scientists use to classify rocks?
shape of the grain
pattern of the grain
size of the grain
all of the above
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Little rock pieces (that can fuse together to make a larger rock)
Breccia
pyroclastic rocks
Conglomerates
clasts
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Rock that forms from hardened magma/lava....
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
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Which one CANNOT be sediment
clay
pebbles
sand
magma
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Basalt has...
microscopic mieral crystals
large mineral crystals
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Non-foliated rocks (breaks into sharp, angular pieces)
Marble
Quartzite
Marble and Quartzite
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Nonclastic sedimentary rock
Conglomerate or Breccia
Limestone or Chalk
Basalt or Andesite
Slate or Gneiss
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The AGENT involved in chemical metamorphism...
Pressure
Temperature
Hydrothermal Fluids
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The AGENT involved in regional metamorphism...
pressure
hydrothermal fluids
temperature
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Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Conglomerate or Breccia
Slate or Gneiss
Basalt or Andesite
Chalk or Limestone
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Rocks made of clasts are called...
Inorganic Nonclastic Sedimentary Rock
Nonclastic Sedimentary Rock
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Organic Nonclastic Sedimentary Rock
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Rock that forms from the crust being eroded & redeposited
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
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When the outside of a building is covered in marble, then it has a marble...
veil
veneer
covering
exoskeleton
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Known as "volcanic glass"
andesite
pumice
gabbro
obsidian
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Where do small crystals typically form...
above the crust (extrusive)
below the crust (intrusive)
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Where do large crystals typically form ...
below the crust (intrusive)
above the crust (extrusive)
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Most rocks are a mixture of two or more minerals
False
True
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Grains can be made of...
mineral crystals
fossils
all of the above
rock particles
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If a rock has large mineral grains it is...
coarse grained
fine grained
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The AGENT involved in dynamic metamorphism
Pressure
Hydrothermal fluids
Temperature
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the individual particles that give a rock its texture are called...
pieces
sediments
source rocks
grains
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What conditions usually create large crystals?
HOTTER conditions
COOLER conditions
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A metamorphic rock that is FOLIATED (breaks in flat sheets)
Schist
Slate
Gneiss
all of the above
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The AGENT involved in contact metamorphism...
temperature
hydrothermal fluids
pressure
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Rock that has changed from another rock...
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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The AGENT involved in regional metamorphism...
pressure
temperature
hydrothermal fluids
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The name of the original rock that a metamorphic rock comes from....
metamorphic rocks
origin rocks
source rocks
hydrothermal rocks
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A scientist who studies the origin and classification of rocks
pedologist
sedimentologist
mineralogist
petrologist
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an igneous rock light enough to float in water
pumice
phanerite
flint
marble
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In the process of sedimentation, what step comes between deposition and cementation
Solution
Erosion
Compaction
Transportation
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What kind of rock are fossils usually found in?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
