QUESTION
Rocks
classified as volcanic
form
at depth
solidify
at the surface
expand
in size
are
flat in shape
Conglomerate
would be an example of:
A intrusive
sedimentary rock
A chemical
sedimentary rock
A detrital
sedimentary rock
A foliated sedimentary
rock
Coquina is a type of
Clastic
sedimentary rock
Metamorphic
rock
biochemical
sedimentary rock
Igneous
rock
Humans developed during the ____ era.
cambrian
cenozoic
mesozoic
paleozoic
Rock formations
always contain a specific index fossil.
True
False
The first mineral to crystallize from
a body of magma is
Olivine
Microcline feldspar (potassium feldspar)
Muscovite mica
Quartz
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
Basalt
Marble
Schist
Conglomerate
The sequence or order in
which minerals crystallize from magma is called____.
Porphyritic
sequencing
The
chemical gradient of the magma
Bowen’s
reaction series
The
rock cycle
The number representing the ratio of a
mineral’s weight to the weight of an equal volume of water is known as:
Weight
Specific
Gravity
Buoyancy
Displacement
Which one of the following mineral
groups shows cleavage in one plane?
Olivine
group
Pyroxene
group
Micas
Feldspars
Sodium can become positively charged by giving up one
electron.
True
False
Much of the world’s copper is extracted from ___.
pegmatite
deposits
disseminated
deposits
vein
deposits
Paleocene
deposits
The streak of a mineral represents
The
color of the practical mineral
The
color of the powdered mineral
The
coloring agent inan idiochromatic mineral
All
of the above
Shields are expansive, raised regions composed of
deformed crystalline rock.
True
False
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