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rocks unit review
rock test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of igneous rock is cooled and hardened from magma, found deep underground? | intrusive |
| Is granite an intrusive or extrusive igneous rock? | intrusive |
| The minerals quartz and potassium feldspar can be found in what type of igneous rock? | felsic (light colored and low in density) |
| All rocks are made from what material? | minerals |
| What environmental condition, in your igneous rock table, tells you that Gabbro was cooled and hardened underground? | intrusive igneous rock |
| What properties do the mafic rocks have? | dark colored and high density |
| Granite and gabbro are similar for what reason? | they both have a coarse grain size |
| Fossils are found in what type of rocks? | sedimentary |
| How are rocks are classified? | by the way in which they are formed |
| Large rock salt deposits in an area indicate that the environment once had what? | a warm shallow sea covering it |
| Basalt was formed in what type of environment? (intrusive or extrusive) | extrusive |
| What is the biggest agent of erosion? | water |
| What are the three ways that sedimentary rocks are formed? | compaction and cementation chemical precipitates plant and animal remains |
| How are metamorphic rocks formed? | adding heat and pressure to existing rocks |
| How do the sediments, that make up sedimentary rocks form? | weathering and erosion |
| What is weathering? | the wearing down of material |
| What is erosion? | the removal and transport of material |
| Ice wedging or frost action are examples of what type of erosion? | physical weathering |
| What mineral, in your igneous rock table, is pink? | Potassium Feldspar |
| Using your igneous rock table, identify the rock that is both light colored and intrusive? | Granite |
| Using your igneous rock table, identify what mineral makes up the smallest percentage of Gabbro. | Biotite |
| What is the name of the fine grained, highly dense, mafic rock that makes up the ocean floor? | Basalt |
| Rocks that are dark colored and very dense are _____________ in composition. | mafic |
| Rocks that are light colored and low in density are _____________ in composition. | felsic |
| What is the grain size of an igneous rock that has cooled slowly underground? | Granite |
| An igneous rock, with a glassy temperature, cooled at what speed? | fast |
| Using your sedimentary rock table, name two non-clastic precipitate rocks. | Rock Salt, Rock Gypsum, Dolostone |
| What sedimentary rock has particle sizes that range from 0.0006 cm to 0.2 cm? | Sandstone |
| What sedimentary rock has particle sizes less than 0.0004 cm? | Shale |
| What is the name of the non-clastic (Bioclastic) Sedimentary Rock that is made of calcite and has cemented shells, shell fragments, and skeletal remains? | Fossilized Limestone |
| What is the name of the non-clastic (Bioclastic) Sedimentary Rock that is made of compacted plant remains? | Bituminous Coal |
| What is the name of the Clastic Sedimentary Rock that is made of large, rounded visible fragments of varying sizes cemented together? | Conglomerate |
| What is the mineral composition of Rock Salt? | Halite |
| What is the mineral composition of Bituminous Coal? | Carbon |
| What is the mineral composition of Conglomerate? | various pieces |
| What is the mineral composition of Sandstone? | sand |
| What is the mineral composition of Shale? | clay |
| Using your metamorphic rock table, identify the name of the foliated rock that has a coarse grain size. | Gneiss |
| Using your metamorphic rock table, identify the name of the foliated rock that has a fine grain size. | Slate |
| Using your metamorphic rock table, identify the name of the foliated rock that has a fine to medium grain size. | Schist |
| Using your metamorphic rock table, identify the name of the non-foliated rock that has a coarse grain size. | Metaconglomerate |
| Using your metamorphic rock table, identify the name of the non-foliated rocks that have a fine to coarse grain size. | Quartzite or Marble |
| Using your Metamorphic Rock table, identify the name of the non-foliated rock that has a fine grain size. | Anthracite Coal |
| Quartzite is made by the metamorphism of which rock? | Sandstone |
| Slate is made by the metamorphism of which rock? | Shale |
| Marble is made by the metamorphism of which rock? | Limestone or Dolostone |
| Which Metamorphic Rock contains Calcite and Dolomite? | Marble |
| What is the name of the Metamorphic Rock that is made of Carbon? | Anthracite Coal |
| What is the name of the Metamorphic Rock that was subjected to high-grade metamorphism? | Gneiss |
| What is the name of the Metamorphic Rock in which Mica was changed to Feldspar? | Schist |
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