Rocks & MineralsReview

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SWIM

Question

The best way to reduce the impact of mining is?

Answer

Reclaiming the land

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Which process carries the sediment?

Answer

Erosion

Question

A mineral is naturally formed, has a definite crystalline structure, a

chemical composition and___________.?!?!?!

Answer

Inorganic

Question

Intrusive rocks have _________Crystals

Answer

Large

Question

Stone mountain is what type of igneous rock?

Answer

intrusive

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What kind of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

Answer

metamorphic

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The most abundant extrusive rock is?

Answer

basalt

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What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?

Answer

Organic, clastic, and chemical

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Where are sedimentary rocks usually found?

Answer

On the surface from weathering and erosion of Earth’s materials

Question

Stratification occurs in what kind of rocks?

Answer

Sedimentary

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What process glues the sediment together?

Answer

Cementation

Question

Chalk is actually made of sediments from living things. This means it is

what type of sedimentary rock?

Answer

Organic

Question

To make obsidian into a sedimentary rock, the obsidian rock must do

what?

Answer

Either or all:

Weathered Eroded

DepositionCompaction Cementation

Question

If limestone is made from skeletons of living things, why can’t it be a

mineral?

Answer

Minerals are:

INORGANIC!

Question

Where are most metamorphic rocks formed?

Answer

Near plate boundaries DEEP

WITHIN THE EARTH

Question

A geologist found a rock near a volcano in Hawaii. The rock seemed to be smooth and have tiny crystals. What kind of rock do you think the

geologist found?

Answer

Extrusive igneous