Rock quiz Flashcards by Adelyn Klein | Brainscape

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What is a sedimentary rock

A

Sediments that have been compacted into layers

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what is a metamorphic rock

A

A rock that has metamorphosed into another

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What are the 2 most useful metamorphic rock

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Marble and slate

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Clastic

A

sedimentary rock that was made up of other pieces of rocks

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chemical

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rocks made from the precipitation or minerals

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organic

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Sedimentary rock made from former living things

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cementation

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crystalization of minerals

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compaction

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pressing of sediment

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erosion

A

Loosning of rock

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deposition

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Settling of sediment

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Foliated

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strata

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Non-foliated

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No strata

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Is pumice acidic or basic

A

Acidic

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Is pumice intrusive or extrusive

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Ex

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Is scoria acidic or basic

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Basic

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Is scoria intrusive or extrusive

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Ex

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Is basalt acidic or basic

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basic

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Is basalt intrusive or extrusive

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Ex

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Is obsidian acidic or basic

A

ac

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Is obsidian intrusinve or extrusive

A

Ex

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Is gabbros acidic or basic

A

basic

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Is gabbros intrusive or extrusive

A

In

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is granite acidic or basic

A

acidic

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is granite intrusive or extrusive

A

intrusive

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Is porphry acidic or basic

A

acidic

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is porphry intrusive or extrusive

A

intr

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is pegmatite acidic or basic

A

ac

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is pegmatite intr or extru

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inrusive

Q

what rock is used in landscaping

A

marble

Q

what is the rock that floats

A

pumice

Q

what is mount rushmore made from

A

granite

Q

what is the most common igneous rock

A

granite

Q

what is the rock of the oceans

A

basalt

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what is the rock of the continents

A

granite

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what are the only 2 metamorphic rocks that are nonfloiated

A

Quartzite and marble

Q

what is the parent rock of anthracite coal

A

bituminous coal

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what is the parent rock of slate

A

shale

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what is the parent rock of mica schist

A

Black mica

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what is the parent rock of gneiss

A

granite

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what is the parent rock of marble

A

fossil limestone

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what is the parent rock of quartzite

A

sandstone

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what rock is found at devils lake

A

quartzite

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what metamorphic rock is used in railway beds

A

quartzite

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what rock is used in pool tables

A

slate