Question 1

If a rock is uplifted and exposed,what is the likely next type of rock that will form?

Accepted Answer

A)  igneous 
B)  crystalline 
C)  metamorphic 
D)  sedimentary 
A)  igneous 
B)  crystalline 
C)  metamorphic 
D)  sedimentary

Question 2

What is the progression of rock types if the steps of a process are as follows? burial à uplift,erosion,and deposition à burial à melting

Accepted Answer

A)  metamorphic à metamorphic à igneous à sedimentary 
B)  metamorphic àsedimentary à metamorphic à igneous 
C)  sedimentary à sedimentary à igneous à metamorphic 
D)  igneous à sedimentary à igneous à igneous 
A)  metamorphic à metamorphic à igneous à sedimentary 
B)  metamorphic àsedimentary à metamorphic à igneous 
C)  sedimentary à sedimentary à igneous à metamorphic 
D)  igneous à sedimentary à igneous à igneous

Question 3

Why is the rock cycle important?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it describes how water and rocks interact within the Earth to produce melt 
B)  because it describes how rocks move throughout the Earth's ocean basins 
C)  because it explains how long rocks have existed on this planet 
D)  because it explains how rocks are constantly changing from one type to another 
A)  because it describes how water and rocks interact within the Earth to produce melt 
B)  because it describes how rocks move throughout the Earth's ocean basins 
C)  because it explains how long rocks have existed on this planet 
D)  because it explains how rocks are constantly changing from one type to another

Question 4

If a rock is buried,then exposed and eroded,the sediment is then lithified,after which the rock is melted and cooled,what type of rock is the end result?

Accepted Answer

A)  igneous 
B)  sedimentary 
C)  metamorphic 
D)  clastic 
A)  igneous 
B)  sedimentary 
C)  metamorphic 
D)  clastic

Question 5

What process must occur for an igneous rock to turn into a sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  metamorphism 
B)  erosion 
C)  melting 
D)  petrogenesis 
A)  metamorphism 
B)  erosion 
C)  melting 
D)  petrogenesis

If a rock is uplifted and exposed,what is the likely next type of rock that will form?

What is the progression of rock types if the steps of a process are as follows? burial à uplift,erosion,and deposition à burial à melting

Why is the rock cycle important?

If a rock is buried,then exposed and eroded,the sediment is then lithified,after which the rock is melted and cooled,what type of rock is the end result?

What process must occur for an igneous rock to turn into a sedimentary rock?

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags, cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Rock Groups

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Earths Interior Revisited: Insights From Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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Exam 22: The Rock Cycle

If a rock is uplifted and exposed,what is the likely next type of rock that will form?

What is the progression of rock types if the steps of a process are as follows? burial à uplift,erosion,and deposition à burial à melting

Why is the rock cycle important?

If a rock is buried,then exposed and eroded,the sediment is then lithified,after which the rock is melted and cooled,what type of rock is the end result?

What process must occur for an igneous rock to turn into a sedimentary rock?

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags, cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Rock Groups

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Earths Interior Revisited: Insights From Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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