Exam 14: Building the Crust With Rocks

A __________ is a large, homogenous mass of intrusive igneous rock up to several hundred kilometers long.

-Referring to Table 14.3, which type of metamorphic rock is nonfoliated?

In the rock cycle, eventually all rocks become sedimentary rocks.

-Referring to Table 14.3, which type of metamorphic rock is often used in sculpture?

Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest exposed evaporite deposit in the world.

What is mountaintop removal mining? Where is it practiced? How is it environmentally destructive?

In the rock cycle, it is possible to make sedimentary rocks from metamorphic rocks.

-Referring to Table 14.3, which type of metamorphic rock is often used for roofing tiles?

Rock that is still structurally a part of Earth's crust is called __________.

-Referring to Table 14.1, from what does coal form?

Give the pros and cons of fracking.

When silicon and oxygen combine with each other and with other elements they make __________.

Referring to the figure, which rock cooled from magma?

Do all rocks (those of the oceans and those of the continents) experience recycling in the rock cycle? Explain.

Lithium ion batteries for laptops and phones are made in part from evaporite deposits.

In which geographic setting is a metamorphic rock most likely to be found?

More than 46% of Earth's crust is composed of __________ atoms.

Which is not a criterion in determining if something is a mineral?

All sedimentary rocks are made from sediments.

-Referring to the figure, which rock has the lowest density?