Question 1

Granite and gabbro ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have a similar mineral composition
B)  have a similar texture
C)  are similar in both texture and mineral composition
D)  are not similar in either texture or mineral composition

Question 2

The most common sedimentary rock is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sandstone
B)  shale
C)  conglomerate
D)  breccia

Question 3

Slate is ________ than shale.

Accepted Answer

A)  more planar
B)  darker
C)  denser
D)  lighter

Question 4

Coal beds originate in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shallow lakes in a dry,desert region
B)  channels of fast-moving streams
C)  deep,marine basins below wave action
D)  freshwater coastal swamps and bogs

Question 5

Bowen's reaction series predicts the sizes of the different mineral grains that grow from crystallizing magmas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If magma or lava cools quickly,the resulting igneous rock will have ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more silicate minerals
B)  more variations in mineral types
C)  very small crystals
D)  very large crystals

Question 7

The particles in breccia are primarily silt sized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Obsidian exhibits a ________ texture.

Accepted Answer

A)  fine-grained
B)  glassy
C)  coarse-grained
D)  porphyritic

Question 9

Sedimentary rocks make up approximately 60 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which one of the following is not related to chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  decomposition
B)  frost wedging
C)  hydrolysis
D)  oxidation

Question 11

Sedimentary rocks are an important source of information about the Earth's history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is an economically important sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  marble
B)  coal
C)  pumice
D)  calcite

Question 13

Magma differentiation tends to produce deposits of ________ near the base of intrusions.

Accepted Answer

A)  gold
B)  silver
C)  chromite
D)  copper

Question 14

What type of stress (pressure)is illustrated in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Silts and clays are commonly deposited in lakes,lagoons,swamps and marine environments because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  those settings are more acidic
B)  those settings are more basic
C)  those settings have relatively still water
D)  those settings have highly varied activities and multiple inlets for water

Question 16

Rhyolite is the fine-grained equivalent of this igneous rock.

Accepted Answer

A)  basalt
B)  andesite
C)  granite
D)  diorite

Question 17

Rock salt and rock gypsum are common examples of a group of chemical sedimentary rocks called ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Every metamorphic rock has a parent rock from which it formed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not a product of the chemical weathering of potassium feldspar?

Accepted Answer

A)  silica
B)  potassium ions
C)  iron oxide
D)  clay

Question 20

Breccia,a rock with angular particles,is likely to have traveled ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in a mountain stream
B)  only a short distance
C)  a long distance
D)  in a glacier

Exam 3: Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Which one of the following is not related to chemical weathering?

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Magma differentiation tends to produce deposits of ________ near the base of intrusions.

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Granite and gabbro ________.

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What type of stress (pressure)is illustrated in the diagram below?

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Which of the following is not a product of the chemical weathering of potassium feldspar?

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Breccia,a rock with angular particles,is likely to have traveled ________.

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Every metamorphic rock has a parent rock from which it formed.

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Bowen's reaction series predicts the sizes of the different mineral grains that grow from crystallizing magmas.

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The particles in breccia are primarily silt sized.

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Sedimentary rocks are an important source of information about the Earth's history.

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The most common sedimentary rock is ________.

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Obsidian exhibits a ________ texture.

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Silts and clays are commonly deposited in lakes,lagoons,swamps and marine environments because ________.

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Rock salt and rock gypsum are common examples of a group of chemical sedimentary rocks called ________.

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Slate is ________ than shale.

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Sedimentary rocks make up approximately 60 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust.

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Coal beds originate in ________.

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If magma or lava cools quickly,the resulting igneous rock will have ________.

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Which of the following is an economically important sedimentary rock?

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Rhyolite is the fine-grained equivalent of this igneous rock.

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