Question 1

An igneous rock that cools deep inside Earth is called an_______ igneous rock

Accepted Answer

A)  extrusive 
B)  pahoehoe 
C)  intrusive 
D)  volcanic 
A)  extrusive 
B)  pahoehoe 
C)  intrusive 
D)  volcanic

Question 2

The texture of an igneous rock_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  determines the color of the rock 
B)  is caused by leaching 
C)  records the rock's cooling history 
D)  is controlled by the composition of magma 
A)  determines the color of the rock 
B)  is caused by leaching 
C)  records the rock's cooling history 
D)  is controlled by the composition of magma

Question 3

Rocks that contain high amounts of silica typically also contain___ .

Accepted Answer

A)  iron, magnesium, and potassium 
B)  aluminum, sodium, and potassium 
C)  aluminum, magnesium, and potassium 
D)  calcium, magnesium, and potassium 
A)  iron, magnesium, and potassium 
B)  aluminum, sodium, and potassium 
C)  aluminum, magnesium, and potassium 
D)  calcium, magnesium, and potassium

Question 4

Metamorphosed sandstone is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  marble 
B)  granite 
C)  quartzite 
D)  phyllite 
A)  marble 
B)  granite 
C)  quartzite 
D)  phyllite

Question 5

The minerals gold, silver and mercury are often found in_____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  the lower parts of an intrusion 
B)  alteration of limestone 
C)  disseminated deposits 
D)  hydrothermal veins 
A)  the lower parts of an intrusion 
B)  alteration of limestone 
C)  disseminated deposits 
D)  hydrothermal veins

Question 6

Which of the following is not a dark silicate mineral?

Accepted Answer

A)  biotite 
B)  pyroxene 
C)  amphibole 
D)  quartz 
A)  biotite 
B)  pyroxene 
C)  amphibole 
D)  quartz

Question 7

Which of the following is an economically important sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  pumice 
C)  calcite 
D)  marble 
A)  coal 
B)  pumice 
C)  calcite 
D)  marble

Question 8

Which igneous texture is characterized by two distinctively different crystal sizes?

Accepted Answer

A)  glassy 
B)  porphyritic 
C)  fine- grained 
D)  coarse- grained 
A)  glassy 
B)  porphyritic 
C)  fine- grained 
D)  coarse- grained

Question 9

What is the most common place for sediment to be deposited?

Accepted Answer

A)  beaches 
B)  rivers 
C)  mountains 
D)  oceans 
A)  beaches 
B)  rivers 
C)  mountains 
D)  oceans

Question 10

The major role of thermal energy heat. in metamorphism is________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  driving chemical reactions that lead to recrystallization 
B)  increasing the processes of dissolution and flow of different minerals 
C)  reducing the strength of rocks so that stress can be an effective agent of change 
D)  providing energy for the physical changes that occur during metamorphism 
A)  driving chemical reactions that lead to recrystallization 
B)  increasing the processes of dissolution and flow of different minerals 
C)  reducing the strength of rocks so that stress can be an effective agent of change 
D)  providing energy for the physical changes that occur during metamorphism

Question 11

_____is composed of alternating bands of light and dark silicate minerals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gneiss 
B)  Mica schist 
C)  Phyllite 
D)  Marble 
A)  Gneiss 
B)  Mica schist 
C)  Phyllite 
D)  Marble

Question 12

The change from a sediment to a sedimentary rock typically involves________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  metamorphism 
B)  relieving pressure on the sediment 
C)  burying the sediment 
D)  melting 
A)  metamorphism 
B)  relieving pressure on the sediment 
C)  burying the sediment 
D)  melting

Question 13

Granite and gabbro______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  have a similar mineral composition 
B)  are not similar in either texture or mineral composition 
C)  are similar in both texture and mineral composition 
D)  have a similar texture 
A)  have a similar mineral composition 
B)  are not similar in either texture or mineral composition 
C)  are similar in both texture and mineral composition 
D)  have a similar texture

Question 14

Probably the single most characteristic feature of sedimentary rocks is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  strata or beds 
B)  ripple marks 
C)  fossils 
D)  mud cracks 
A)  strata or beds 
B)  ripple marks 
C)  fossils 
D)  mud cracks

Question 15

Crystal size is controlled by________

Accepted Answer

A)  pressure 
B)  temperature 
C)  space 
D)  composition 
A)  pressure 
B)  temperature 
C)  space 
D)  composition

Question 16

Which of the following minerals is particularly prominent in schist?

Accepted Answer

A)  pyroxene 
B)  quartz 
C)  calcium carbonate 
D)  mica 
A)  pyroxene 
B)  quartz 
C)  calcium carbonate 
D)  mica

Question 17

Igneous rocks with an andesitic composition _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are denser than basaltic compositional rocks 
B)  are found primarily in continental interiors 
C)  make up most of the sea floor 
D)  are denser than granitic compositional rocks 
A)  are denser than basaltic compositional rocks 
B)  are found primarily in continental interiors 
C)  make up most of the sea floor 
D)  are denser than granitic compositional rocks

Question 18

Recrystallization during metamorphism causes grains to grow longer in the________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  direction perpendicular to the compressional stress 
B)  direction of maximum differential stress 
C)  direction parallel to the compressional stress 
D)  horizontal direction 
A)  direction perpendicular to the compressional stress 
B)  direction of maximum differential stress 
C)  direction parallel to the compressional stress 
D)  horizontal direction

Question 19

Intrusive igneous rocks are often coarse- grained because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the slow cooling at depth allows large crystals to grow 
B)  the uplift process that exposes the rock fractures them and makes them rough 
C)  small holes from escaping gases leave them rough and coarse 
D)  the pressures at depth cause them to have a rough texture 
A)  the slow cooling at depth allows large crystals to grow 
B)  the uplift process that exposes the rock fractures them and makes them rough 
C)  small holes from escaping gases leave them rough and coarse 
D)  the pressures at depth cause them to have a rough texture

Question 20

Rhyolite is the fine- grained equivalent of which of the following igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  andesite 
B)  basalt 
C)  granite 
D)  diorite 
A)  andesite 
B)  basalt 
C)  granite 
D)  diorite

Exam 3: Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

An igneous rock that cools deep inside Earth is called an_______ igneous rock

The texture of an igneous rock_______ .

Rocks that contain high amounts of silica typically also contain___ .

Metamorphosed sandstone is known as ________.

The minerals gold, silver and mercury are often found in_____ .

Which of the following is not a dark silicate mineral?

Which of the following is an economically important sedimentary rock?

Which igneous texture is characterized by two distinctively different crystal sizes?

What is the most common place for sediment to be deposited?

The major role of thermal energy heat. in metamorphism is________ .

_____is composed of alternating bands of light and dark silicate minerals.

The change from a sediment to a sedimentary rock typically involves________ .

Granite and gabbro______ .

Probably the single most characteristic feature of sedimentary rocks is _______.

Crystal size is controlled by________

Which of the following minerals is particularly prominent in schist?

Igneous rocks with an andesitic composition _______.

Recrystallization during metamorphism causes grains to grow longer in the________ .

Intrusive igneous rocks are often coarse- grained because ______.

Rhyolite is the fine- grained equivalent of which of the following igneous rocks?

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