Exam 3: Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified (named) primarily on the basis of ________.

This dense, nonfoliated metamorphic rock is produced most often from sandstone.

Rhyolite is the fine-grained equivalent of this igneous rock.

________ is a strong, parallel alignment of different mineral bands in a metamorphic rock.

Evaporites have a biochemical origin.

Like most other liquids, water decreases in volume when it freezes.

Which of these factors influence the type and rate of weathering?

Rocks that contain crystals that are roughly equal in size and can be identified with the unaided eye are said to exhibit a ________ texture.

Select the coarse-grained rock which is composed mainly of quartz and potassium feldspar from the list below.

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The partial decomposition of plant remains in an oxygen-poor swamp creates a layer of soft, brown material that is not yet coal. This material is known as ________.

List three agents of metamorphism.

Quartz is quite resistant to weathering and is an important component of sands in riverbeds and on beaches.

Which one of the following is an igneous rock?

This igneous texture is characterized by two distinctively different crystal sizes.

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Metamorphism is commonly associated with mountain building.

The two most common minerals in detrital sedimentary rocks are ________ and ________.

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An igneous rock that contains vesicles ________.