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One example of a chemical sedimentary rock is...
Gneiss
Evaporates
Coal
Breccia
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Describes an igneous rock composed of both large and small crystals.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Porphyritic
Rock Cycle
3
Magma that solidifies underground forms rock masses that are...
Extrusive
Intrusions
Lava Plateaus
Volcanic Cones
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Sedimentary rocks formed from minerals left after water evaporates.
Evaporites
Dike
Sill
Lava Plateau
5
Rocks formed from molten lava that hardens on the Earth's surface
Intrusive Igneous
Laccolith
Extrusive Igneous
Stock
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A lava plateau is formed by...
Chemical sedimentation
Hardened lava
Evaporites
Organic rock
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An igneous rock with a mixture of large and small grains is said to have...
An extrusion
Breccia
Porphyritic Texture
An intrusion
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A sheet of hardened magma that forms between and parallel to layers of rock.
Dike
Sill
Volcanic Neck
Lava Plateau
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One example of an extrusion is a...
Batholith
Stock
Dike
Lava Plateau
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Contact metamorphism is a result of...
Foliation
Hot magma
Sedimentation
Plate movement
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Rock formed from minerals that precipitate from water.
Organic Sedimentary
Chemical Sedimentary
Breccia
Clastic Sedimentary
12
Ripple marks in sandstone may form by the action of...
Intrusion
Magma
Heat
Wind
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Intrusive igneous rocks are characterized by a coarse-grained texture because they contain...
Large Crystals
Small Crystals
Fragments of different sizes and shapes
Heavy Elements
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Light colored igneous rocks are part of the
Intermediate family
Felsic family
Mafic family
Basalt family
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Breccia is a rock composed of...
Minerals with rounded edges
Minerals with angular edges
Sediments
Chemicals
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Igneous intrusion with an area less than 100 square kilomoters
Intrusive Igneous
Stock
Laccolith
Extrusive Igneous
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Which of the following is an organic sedimentary rock?
Basalt
Conglomerate
Coal
Sandstone
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Elastic sedimentary rock composed of angular fragments cemented together by minerals
Chemical Sedimentary
Organic Sedimentary
Breccia
Clastic Sedimentary
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Which of the following form the core of many major mountain ranges?
Conglomerates
Batholiths
Extrusion
Concretions
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Rock made up of fragments from pre-existing rocks.
Clastic Sedimentary
Chemical Sedimentary
Organic Sedimentary
Breccia
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A rock formed from cooled and hardened magma.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Rock Cycle
Igneous
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Magma that cools deep below the earth's crust forms what type of rock?
Stratified
Extrusive
Clastic
Intrusive
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Intrusive formations with a surface exposure of 100 square kilometers or more
Intrusive Igneous
Laccolith
Batholith
Extrusive Igneous
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The process in which rock changes from one type to another and back again is called...
A rock family
The rock cycle
Contact Metamorphism
Foliation
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A series of processes in which a rock changes from one type to another and back again.
Metamorphic
Rock Cycle
Sedimentary
Igneous
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A raised, flat-topped area made of layers of hardened lava.
Sill
Lava Plateau
Dike
Volcanic Neck
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The splitting of slate into flat layers illustrates its...
Contact metamorphism
Foliation
Sedimentation
Formation
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A rock formed from the hardened deposits of sediments.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Rock Cycle
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Igneous intrusion that cuts across rock layers.
Dike
Lava Plateau
Sill
Volcanic Neck
30
Solidified central vent of a volcano
Dike
Sill
Lava Plateau
Volcanic Neck
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A layer of sedimentary rock with coarse grains at the bottom and fine grains at top
Graded Bedding
Foliation
Cross Bedding
Concretion
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Rock formed from the remains of organisms
Chemical Sedimentary
Organic Sedimentary
Clastic Sedimentary
Breccia
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A rock formed from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Rock Cycle
Sedimentary
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A flat bottomed intrusion that pushes overlying rock layers into an arc
Laccolith
Batholith
Intrusive Igneous
Extrusive Igneous
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Rock that forms from magma is called...
Metamorphic
Clastic
Igneous
Sedimentary
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Regional metamorphism is a result of...
Cementation
Compaction
Plate movement
Hot magma
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Sedimentary rock composed of rounded gravel or pebbles cemented together by minerals
Conglomerate
Breccia
Clastic Sedimentary
Chemical Sedimentary
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Rocks formed from the cooling of magma beneath the Earth's surface
Intrusive Igneous
Batholith
Laccolith
Extrusive Igneous
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Where does most metamorphic rock form?
Deep below the earth's surface
On lake beds
On earth's surface
Within volcanoes
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Sedimentary rock formed from rock fragments is called...
Chemical
Organic
Clastic
Granite
