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Questions to help you rock the upcoming test.

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When sediments are compacted and cemented together, this type of rock is formed.

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Any rock exposed to high heat and pressure can change form and turn into this type of rock.

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Any rock can be mechanically or chemically broken down into pieces called _________________.

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When magma cools and crystallizes this type of rock forms.

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When the melting point of the minerals in a rock are reached ______________ will form.

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A rock formed from cemented pieces of preexisting rock is called a ______________ sedimentary rock.

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Magma that cools in the ground will form an _________________ igneous rock.

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When rock is exposed to great pressure the minerals can separate into bands or layers to create a _________________ metamorphic rock.

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Some rocks form from the minerals in water precipitating (coming together). This type of rock is called a ________________ sedimentary rock.

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When lava cools at the surface of a volcano or at a mid-ocean ridge, an _________________ igneous rock will form.

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When a rock forms from the remains of living organisms it is called an organic or _______________ sedimentary rock.

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When a rock is exposed to high heat and pressure and only one type of mineral is present in the rock, a ______________________ metamorphic rock will generally form.

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Rock salt is composed of what mineral?

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Limestone is composed of what mineral?

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Breccia is different from conglomerate in that breccia contains ________________ fragments.

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The smallest clastic grain size is _____________.

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When the sedimentary rock bituminous coal is exposed to heat and pressure it transforms into __________________ coal.

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Shale first turns into slate because of heat and pressure. The last stage of its metamorphic journey would be as this rock.

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Limestone can change into this metamorphic rock.

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A sandy beach can turn into sandstone over time. If convergence occurs at that location, the pressure can form ______________________.

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Which mineral will melt (or crystallize) at the lowest temperature?

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Which mineral, containing magnesium and iron, will melt (or crystallize) at the highest temperature?

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Which igneous contains a lot of quartz and crystallizes at low temperatures?

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The igneous rocks basalt and ________________ contain a lot of darker minerals such as olivine and pyroxene.

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If magma containing a lot of quartz cools slowly, the igneous rock _______________ will form.

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Igneous rocks with a low silica (or quartz) content are called mafic while rocks with a high silica content are called ________________.

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The term that refers to trapped gases within the rock is ____________________.

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The igneous rock with the fastest cooling rate is known as ____________________.

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An extrusive, mafic igneous rock making up the surface of the ocean floor is ___________________.

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Did rhyolite cool quickly or slowly?

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What igneous rock is this?

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What was this rocks cooling rate? (fast or slow)

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What extrusive igneous rock is this?

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Gabbro and basalt make up ocean crust. Based on its grain size, would gabbro be found at the surface or on the underside of the crust?

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This lightweight rock can be found at the surface of many volcanoes.

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What is the name of this nonfoliated metamorphic rock?

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Many of you went to Blackrocks on Skyline Drive your freshmen year. What is the name of this nonfoliated metamorphic rock?

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Gneiss exhibits this metamorphic rock property.

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This clastic sedimentary rock makes up large portions of the desert southwest of the United States.

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What is the name of this clastic sedimentary rock that is found all around the Wilson campus?

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When shale is exposed to heat and pressure the first metamorphic rock it turns into is _________________.

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What is the name of this clastic sedimentary rock?

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This sedimentary rock is found throughout the Shenandoah Valley and is responsible for caves.

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Scoria, typically called lava rock, is what type of rock?

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Which of the 3 types of rocks would be formed in the situation above?

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Which of the 3 types of rocks forms at the edges of the magma?

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Which of the 3 types of rocks will form at each of the labeled positions above?