Concept #7 Quiz

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EARTH: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

Concept #7 Quiz

Choose the best possible answer to the following questions about Key Concept 7 "Basics of rocks and 'the rock cycle'."

1. What allows us to categorize rocks into the three rock types: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic?

2.
Label the diagram with the appropriate terms associated with the rock cycle.
For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
The letters A through M appear on an image associated with this question.

weathering and erosion [Hint]

metamorphic rocks [Hint]

lithification [Hint]

weathering and erosion [Hint]

solidification [Hint]

igneous rocks [Hint]

metamorphism [Hint]

metamorphism [Hint]

sedimentary rocks [Hint]

magma [Hint]

weathering and erosion [Hint]

melting [Hint]

sediment [Hint]

3. In the rock cycle, which rock type may be weathered to become sediment, and eventually sedimentary rock?

4.
Match the following parts of the rock cycle with the appropriate explanation.
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

A. product of changing and rock into a new rock

B. product of melting rocks

C. product of lithified sedimentary particles

D. product of solidified molten rock

E. product of weathering and erosion after the reduction of rocks into particles.

igneous rocks

sedimentary rocks

metamorphic rocks

sediment

magma

5.
Match the following processes of the rock cycle with the appropriate explanation.
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

A. changing a rock into molten material

B. the breaking down of rock into particles

C. squeezing sediment into rock

D. solid-state changing of a rock into a new rock

E. process of crystallizing/freezing magma or lava

solidification

lithification

metamorphism

melting

weathering and erosion

6. rocks can be separated into extrusive, and intrusive types.

7. rocks always form near the surface of the solid Earth.

8. rocks form deep within the Earth's crust, and are “transformed” from other rocks.

9. rocks form as magma cools.

10. According to the rock cycle, each of the following is correct except _______.

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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Geology

Concept #7 Quiz