Question 1

Suppose you are told that the area where you lived was once a shallow sea that evaporated. What kind of rock are you most likely to find that is related to that time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clastic 
B)  Chemical 
C)  Biochemical 
A)  Clastic 
B)  Chemical 
C)  Biochemical

Question 2

What determines the atomic mass of an element?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of protons and electrons 
B)  The number of neutrons and electrons 
C)  The number of protons and neutrons 
A)  The number of protons and electrons 
B)  The number of neutrons and electrons 
C)  The number of protons and neutrons

Question 3

Which processes would change a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weathering, transport, and lithification 
B)  Melting and crystallization 
C)  Increased temperature and pressure 
A)  Weathering, transport, and lithification 
B)  Melting and crystallization 
C)  Increased temperature and pressure

Question 4

The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle.
  
-The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 1 on the diagram. Example: If you believe that metamorphic rock is converted to magma by cementation and compaction then chose answer a) for Step 1.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cementation and compaction (lithification) 
B)  Heat and pressure 
C)  Weathering, transportation, deposition 
D)  Cooling and solidification 
E)  Melting 
A)  Cementation and compaction (lithification) 
B)  Heat and pressure 
C)  Weathering, transportation, deposition 
D)  Cooling and solidification 
E)  Melting

Question 5

Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question.
  
-Which section of the diagram represents large-grained rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Volcanic 
B)  Both Volcanic and Plutonic 
C)  Plutonic 
A)  Volcanic 
B)  Both Volcanic and Plutonic 
C)  Plutonic

Question 6

Which one of these is a high silica rock that cooled slowly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granite 
B)  Rhyolite 
C)  Gabbro 
D)  Basalt 
A)  Granite 
B)  Rhyolite 
C)  Gabbro 
D)  Basalt

Question 7

Which metamorphic conditions may result in a foliation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contact metamorphism 
B)  Regional metamorphism 
C)  Both contact and regional metamorphism 
A)  Contact metamorphism 
B)  Regional metamorphism 
C)  Both contact and regional metamorphism

Suppose you are told that the area where you lived was once a shallow sea that evaporated. What kind of rock are you most likely to find that is related to that time?

What determines the atomic mass of an element?

Which processes would change a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock?

The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. -The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 1 on the diagram. Example: If you believe that metamorphic rock is converted to magma by cementation and compaction then chose answer a) for Step 1.

Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. -Which section of the diagram represents large-grained rocks?

Which one of these is a high silica rock that cooled slowly?

Which metamorphic conditions may result in a foliation?

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Exam 7: Rocks and Minerals

Suppose you are told that the area where you lived was once a shallow sea that evaporated. What kind of rock are you most likely to find that is related to that time?

What determines the atomic mass of an element?

Which processes would change a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock?

The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. -The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 1 on the diagram. Example: If you believe that metamorphic rock is converted to magma by cementation and compaction then chose answer a) for Step 1.

Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. -Which section of the diagram represents large-grained rocks?

Which one of these is a high silica rock that cooled slowly?

Which metamorphic conditions may result in a foliation?

Introduction to Earth Science

Earth in Science

Near-Earth Objects

Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Mountains

Geologic Time

Weathering and Soils

Landslides and Slope Failure

Streams and Floods

Groundwater and Wetlands

Oceans and Coastlines

The Atomosphere

Weather Systems

Earths Climate System

Global Change

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