Rock Cycle Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are called--

a. Foliated c. Striated
b. Unfoliated d. Evaporated

____ 2.
Which of the following best fits in box X?
a. Conglomerate c. Limestone
b. Breccia d. Sandstone
____ 3. Which of the following may preserve ancient remains of plants and animals?
a. Granitic intrustion c. Foliated schist
b. Volcanic ash d. Folded gneiss
____ 4. Which of the following processes will change a sedimentary rock into an igneous rock?
a. Melting and crystallization c. Deformation and deposition
b. Erosion and deposition d. Faulting and fracturing

____ 5.
The solidification of the melted rock occurred
a. slowly, resulting in fine-grained minerals c. rapidly, resulting in coasrse-grained
minerals
b. slowly, resulting in coarse-grained d. rapidly, resulting in fine-grained minerals
minerals
____ 6. Which statement best describes the formation of an intrusive igneous rock?
a. Magma solidifies slowly, resulting in a c. Magma solidifies rapidly, resulting in a
coarse-grained texture glassy texture
b. Magma solidifies slowly, resulting in a d. Magma solidifies rapidly, resulting in a
fine-grained texture clastic texture
____ 7. The accompanying diagram shows a rock with deformed structure and intergrown crystals.

The rock was probably formed by

a. sediments that were deposited on the c. volcanic lava that cooled on Earth’s
ocean floor surface
b. heat and pressure that changed a d. a meteor impact on Earth’s surface
preexisting rock
____ 8. In which set are the rock drawings labeled with their correct rock types?
a. c.

b. d.
____ 9.
Which table correctly classifies each rock type?
a. c.

b. d.

____ 10. Obsidian’s glassy texture indicates that it formed

a. slowly, deep below Earth’s surface c. quickly, deep below Earth’s surface
b. slowly, on Earth’s surface d. quickly, on Earth’s surface
____ 11. The diagram below represents a rock composed of cemented pebbles and sand.

This rock should be classified as

a. an intrusive igneous rock c. a non-clastic sedimentary rock
b. an extrusive igneous rock d. a clastic sedimentary rock
____ 12. Most rocks that form from fragmental rock particles are classified as
a. extrusive igneous c. clastic sedimentary
b. intrusive igneous d. chemical sedimentary
____ 13. Slate is formed when great pressure acts on and causes crystal changes in what sedimentary rock?
a. granite c. limestone
b. obsidian d. shale

____ 14.
Which processes would form the type of rock that is represented by circle B?
a. deposition and compaction c. weathering and erosion
b. melting and solidification d. faulting and folding

____ 15.
If the rock in circle C formed from limestone, it would be called...
a. schist c. anthracite coal
b. marble d. quartzite
____ 16.
Which rocks could be represented by circles X, Y, and Z?
a. sandstone, conglomerate, and siltstone c. bituminous coal, slate, and schist
b. anthracite coal, metaconglomerate, and d. breccia, gneiss, and rhyolite
rock salt
Rock Cycle Quiz
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: B PTS: 1
4. ANS: A PTS: 1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1
6. ANS: A PTS: 1
7. ANS: B PTS: 1
8. ANS: D PTS: 1
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10. ANS: D PTS: 1
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12. ANS: C PTS: 1
13. ANS: D PTS: 1
14. ANS: B PTS: 1
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16. ANS: A PTS: 1