3/13/23 Test

Question 1

T/F: Melting is the process that turns rocks into sediments

Answer 1

False

Question 2

T/F: Coral reef animals can live on land and in the water.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

T/F: About 100 minerals make up most of Earth’s crust.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Granite is the most common extrusive rock.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

T/F: Particles that make up sedimentary rocks are called sediments.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Mixtures of minerals and other materials are called ____.

Answer 6

rocks

Question 7

_____ rocks are sedimentary rocks that form from the remains of living things.

Answer 7

Organic

Question 8

The squeezing of layers of sediments is called _____.

Answer 8

compaction

Question 9

_____ is a metamorphic rock used for statues.

Answer 9

Marble

Question 10

The texture of an igneous rock depends on the size and shape of the rock’s _____.

Answer 10

crystals

Question 11

Metamorphic rocks with their grains that line up in their layers are called ____.

Answer 11

foliated

Question 12

______ is the process from which sediments are glued together.

Answer 12

Cementation

Question 13

Which kind of sediment do coral reefs form from?

Answer 13

limestone

Question 14

_____ is a rock that is used for cleaning and polishing.

Answer 14

Pumice

Question 15

Granite is a light colored rock because it is mostly made up of ______.

Answer 15

silica

Question 16

Basalt is an example of an _____ rock.

Answer 16

extrusive

Question 17

Which kind of rock forms from heat and pressure?

Answer 17

metamorphic

Question 18

Rocks that form from magma and lava are called _____ rocks.

Answer 18

igneous

Question 19

How a rock surface looks and feels is the rock’s ______.

Answer 19

texture

Question 20

Small particles that make up rocks are called _____.

Answer 20

grains