Question 1

How would you tell if a rock is crystalline?

Accepted Answer

A) It contains crystals that have been cemented together. 
B) It does not contain crystals at all. 
C) It contains interlocking crystals. 
D) It contains all one type of crystal. 
A) It contains crystals that have been cemented together. 
B) It does not contain crystals at all. 
C) It contains interlocking crystals. 
D) It contains all one type of crystal.

Question 2

How does a metamorphic rock form?

Accepted Answer

A) Melt a rock to form molten material. 
B) Subject a rock to high heat and pressure. 
C) Break down a rock and then cement the pieces. 
D) Cool a melted rock so quickly that no crystals form. 
A) Melt a rock to form molten material. 
B) Subject a rock to high heat and pressure. 
C) Break down a rock and then cement the pieces. 
D) Cool a melted rock so quickly that no crystals form.

Question 3

Granite is a type of rock that forms deep underground from magma that cools very slowly.What type of rock is granite?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What type of rock is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What is the term used for the arrangement of the minerals in the picture?

Accepted Answer

A) equant 
B) porous 
C) crystalline 
D) cemented 
A) equant 
B) porous 
C) crystalline 
D) cemented

How would you tell if a rock is crystalline?

How does a metamorphic rock form?

Granite is a type of rock that forms deep underground from magma that cools very slowly.What type of rock is granite?

What type of rock is shown in the picture?

What is the term used for the arrangement of the minerals in the picture?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: 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

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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Exam 24: Introducing Rocks

How would you tell if a rock is crystalline?

How does a metamorphic rock form?

Granite is a type of rock that forms deep underground from magma that cools very slowly.What type of rock is granite?

What type of rock is shown in the picture?

What is the term used for the arrangement of the minerals in the picture?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: 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

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Filters