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Rocks and Minerals
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(Sedimentary Rocks)
________ are loose materials
such as rock fragments,
mineral grains, and bits of
shell that have been moved
by wind, water, ice, or
gravity.
True/False: Only 25% of the
rocks found on Earth ‘s surface
are sedimentary rocks.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sediments
Soils
Debris
Minerals
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True/False: Sediments come
from already existing rocks
that have been weathered
and eroded.
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Igneous rocks are made from:
a.
Weathering and deposition
b.
Heat and pressure
c.
Hot and cold weather
d.
Magma deep inside the Earth
and lava on the Earth’s surface
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____________ rocks form when
other rocks are under high
temperature and pressure.
____________ rocks form when
sediments are pressed and
cemented together.
a. Igneous
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
c. Sedimentary
d. Gaseous
d. Gaseous
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True/False: Sedimentary rocks
often form as layers with the
youngest rock at the bottom.
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Which of the following is not a
type of sedimentary rock?
a. Intrusive
b. Detrital
c. Chemical
d. Organic
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_________ sedimentary rocks are
made from the broken
fragments of other rocks.
When rock is exposed to air,
wind, or water it is broken down
into smaller pieces by a process
called
a. Intrusive
a. Erosion
b. Detrital
b. Deposition
c. Chemical
c. Weathering
d. Organic
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The movement of broken
down rock fragments to a
new location is known as
d. Layering
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__________ occurs when broken
down rock fragments are
added to a landmass and
begin to form layers.
a. Erosion
a. Erosion
b. Deposition
b. Deposition
c. Weathering
c. Weathering
d. Layering
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d. Layering
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True/False: Small sediments can
stick together and form solid
rock through the process of
compaction.
Large sediments, like sand and
pebbles, must be ____________
together to form a solid rock.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Heated
Cooled
Cemented
Compacted
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True/False: Cementation
occurs when dissolved
minerals become deposited
in the spaces between
sediments and act as “glue”
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Which rock type is shown in the
picture below?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Basalt
Sandstone
Pumice
Conglomerate
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Which rock type is shown in the
picture below?
__________ sedimentary rocks
are formed when seas or lakes
evaporate and minerals are
left behind.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Basalt
Breccia
Pumice
Sandstone
Detrital
Chemical
Organic
Gaseous
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True/False: Chemical
sedimentary rocks are made
from pieces of pre-existing rocks.
Calcium carbonate is carried in
solution in ocean waters. When
calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
comes out of solution as calcite
and its many crystals grow
together, ____________ forms.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Sandstone
Breccia
Obsidian
Limestone
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True/False: Limestone is usually
deposited in the bottom of lakes
or shallow seas.
True/False: Large areas of the
United States has a limestone
bedrock, as seas covered
much of the country for millions
of years.
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The sedimentary rock Halite is
also known as
___________ sedimentary rocks
are made from the remains of
once living things.
a. Crystal
a. Detrital
b. Diamond
b. Chemical
c. Rock salt
c. Organic
d. Glass rock
d. Gaseous
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________ are the remains of
ancient animals, plants, or the
impressions of living things found
in rocks.
Which of the following is an
example of an organic
sedimentary rock?
a. Chalk
a. Minerals
b. Conglomerate
b. Fossils
c. Granite
c. Sediments
d. Gabbro
d. Bones
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____________ is made up of
microscopic shells.
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Which of the following rocks is
shown in the picture below?
a. Chalk
b. Conglomerate
c. Granite
d. Sandstone
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Breccia
Coal
Chalk
Halite
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True/False: Coal is a source of
energy.
True/False: The picture shown
below is an example of a fossil.
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Sedimentary rocks form layers
called ________ which can often
be seen in exposed cliffs.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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True/False: Gypsum is an
example of a sedimentary rock.
Strata
Cleavage
Fracture
Layers
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Detrital sedimentary rocks are
made up of little pieces of other
rocks. Detrital rocks are also
known as:
Which of the following rock types
is shown in the picture below?
a. Clastic
b. Extrusive
c. Foliated
d. Intrusive
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Which of the following rock types
is shown in the picture below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Granite
Halite
Sandstone
Breccia
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Clastic sedimentary rocks are
classified by their particle size. A
conglomerate rock would have
_________ size particles.
a. Gravel
b. Sand
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sandstone
Coal
Pumice
Chalk
c. Mud
d. No discrete particles
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