Sedimentary+metamorphic Rocks

Question 0

Describes rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering and erosion classified according to particle size and shape

Answer 0

Clastic

Question 1

The process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock.

Answer 1

Cementation

Question 2

Sedimentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together.

Answer 2

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Question 3

The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight

Answer 3

Compaction

Question 4

A sedimentary rock formed of material deposited from solution by evaporation of the water

Answer 4

Evaporite

Question 5

The metamorphic rock texture whose grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands.

Answer 5

Foliated

Question 6

The process that converts sediments into solid rock by compaction or cementation

Answer 6

Lithification

Question 7

A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions

Answer 7

Metamorphic Rock

Question 8

The metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands

Answer 8

Non foliated

Question 9

The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces

Answer 9

Porosity

Question 10

A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another

Answer 10

Rock Cycle

Question 11

Small pieces of weathered rock such as gravel, sand, or pebbles

Answer 11

Sediment

Question 12

A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

Answer 12

Sedimentary Rock

Question 13

A rounded pebble would be a type of particle found in a ________.

Answer 13

Conglomerate Rock

Question 14

Salt and other minerals that form when a body of water dries up are called ______________.

Answer 14

Evaporites

Question 15

Metamorphism develops from increased ________ and _________ put on other rocks causing the change.

Answer 15

Heat and Pressure

Question 16

Quartzite is formed by metamorphism of quartz ______________, a type of sedimentary rock.

Answer 16

Sandstone

Question 17

___________ sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of once living organisms

Answer 17

Biochemical rock (Organic)

Question 18

The degree to which sediment particles become rounded depends on their hardness, how far they are transported, and the energy of their collisions with other particles. True or False?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Deep lagoons are more effective in rounding sediment particles than swiftly flowing rivers. True or False?

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified on the basis of their particle sizes. True or False?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

In metamorphism, heat melts the rocks. True or False?

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Foliation refers to a orientation of the mineral grains perpendicular to the direction of greatest pressure. True or False?

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The main difference between a breccia and a conglomerate is:
(a) particle size.
(b) particle shape.
(c) color.
(d)mineral composition.

Answer 23

B

Question 24

Of the following, the most likely environment of deposition for shale is: (a) in the surf zone.
(b) in the rapids of a steep mountain stream.
(c) below a waterfall.
(d) the bottom of a quiet lagoon

Answer 24

D

Question 25

The rock that results from the metamorphism of limestone is:

(a) schist
(b) quartzite
(c) gneiss
(d) marble

Answer 25

D

Question 26

The formation of shale is from the deposition of:

(a) gravel
(b) silt
(c) clay
(d) sand

Answer 26

C

Question 27

The processes of the rock cycle that causes a Metamorphic Rock to become a Sedimentary Rock:
(a) Heat and then pressure
(b) Weathering and then lithification
(c) Erosion and then cooling
(d) Compaction and then heat

Answer 27

B