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Rock Unit Test Study Guide Test: Tuesday 9/9/14
Three Origins
Of Rocks
Igneous
Sedimentary
How Do They
Form?
DIRECTIONS: Highlight correct answer OR fill in the blank with correct answer.
Types of Rocks in this Origin
1.
Heat & Pressure
2.
Intrusive / Extrusive
If looking at this origin of
rock, what would you look
for?
3.
Bands / No Bands
Two examples of each
type of this origin of rock
Melting & Cooling
Chemical,Clastic,Organic
Large / small / No crystals
Intrusive –
Cementation
Foliated / Non-Foliated
Rocks / Plant / Animal
Vesicular -
6.
Melting & Cooling
7.
Intrusive / Extrusive
8.
Large / small / No crystals
9.
Clastic –
Heat & Pressure
Foliated / Non-Foliated
Rocks / Plant / Animal
10.
List the 5 steps for a
sedimentary rock to form.
Give a 1– 3 word definition
for each step.
Chemical –
1.
Cementation
Chemical,Clastic,Organic
Bands / No Bands
4.
Extrusive –
Other
5.
How does the cooling rate
affect the texture of this rock
origin?
2.
3.
Organic 4.
5.
11. Intrusive igneous rock forms from
lava or magma
found
inside or outside Earth with
larger or smaller crystals .
12. Extrusive igneous rock forms from
lava or magma
found
inside or outside Earth with
larger or smaller crystals .
13. Chemical rocks are made of
dissolved minerals,
plants and animals,
or rock pieces
.
14. Organic rocks are made of
dissolved minerals,
plants and animals,
or rock pieces
.
15. Clastic rocks are made of
dissolved minerals,
plants and animals,
or rock pieces
.
16.. True or False. If I know the mineral Fluorite has a hardness of 4, I can scratch any other mineral to determine if it is harder or softer than fluorite.
17. On Mohs Hardness Scale, which mineral would be harder, a 2 or a 9? ______________
18. What are two important differences between rocks and minerals?
19. What are the five properties of a mineral?