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Rock Test Review Sheet
Name and class period:_____________________
Rock Cycle: Label the 3 major groups of rocks in the diagram
below
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___________________________2 .
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4. A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a (n)?
5. Most metamorphic rock form from?
6. The minerals that make up most of Earth’s crust are called?
7. What are the building blocks of rocks?
8. ________ What kind of rock forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock
9. Define Texture -
10. What is the difference between coarse-grained and fine grained?
Coarse grainedFine grained_
11. Define these terms: WeatheringErosionCompactionCementation12. Provide two examples of organic rocks: 1.
2.
13. Why is color not a good characteristic for defining what type of rock?
14. What is the difference between non-banded and banded rocks? Non-bandedBanded15. What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive rocks? IntrusiveExtrusive-
True or False, if false, change the underlined word to make it true.
16. __________ Magma that is low in silica usually forms light-colored rocks, such as
granite.
17. __________ Extrusive rocks have larger grains than intrusive rocks.
18. __________ The process that breaks down granite into sediment is deposition.
19. __________ There are many pathways by which rocks move through the rock
cycle.
Answer and fill in the blank:
20. What are the three major groups of sedimentary rocks? 1.
2.
3.
How are each of these sedimentary rocks formed?
21. __________ is the process by which sediments get pressed together.
22. Sand grains, pebbles, mud, shells and leaves are all examples of ____________.
23. Any rock formed when another rock is changed by heat or _________ is a
metamorphic rock.
24. The series of processes that slowly change Earth’s rocks from one kind to another
is called the rock ___________.
25. Deep beneath the surface, __________ and pressure can change sedimentary
rock to metamorphic rock.
26. Through the process of _____________, metamorphic rock can become magma.
27. Sediment piles up on the ocean floor through the process of __________.
28. __________ Most fossils are found in what major type of rock?