Exam 14: Building the Crust With Rocks

Extrusive igneous rock is an example of a phaneritic rock.

Aphanitic rocks have large, well-developed crystals.

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

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a technique that is used to extract oil and gas that is trapped in shale.

Fossils provide information about evolution and extinction on Earth.

-Referring to Table 14.3, which type of metamorphic rock has the largest grain size?

-Referring to the figure, which rock is intrusive igneous?

-Referring to the figure, which rock type is phaneritic?

How do shale and coal relate to climate change?

-Referring to the figure, which rock is extrusive igneous?

About __________ percent of the continental rocks are composed of silicates.

__________ metamorphic rocks have little or no structured grain pattern.

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

Plastiglomerate is an anthropogenic rock.

-Referring to Table 14.1, which is an example of a clastic sedimentary rock?

Which describes a sedimentary rock?

A(n) __________ is the original or parent rock from which new rocks are made through the process of metamorphism.

__________ is\are the broken and unconsolidated fragments of rock.

Regional metamorphism requires heat and __________.

__________ metamorphic rocks show flat or wavy banding patterns.