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Sample Test
Chapter_3_Rocks
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1. The process of
rocks breaking down into smaller pieces is known as ____________________.
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2. When magma cools
and crystallizes, ____________________ rocks are formed.
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3. Melted rock within
Earth is called ____________________, while melted rock on Earth’s surface is
called ____________________.
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4. ____________________
igneous rocks form within Earth’s crust and have medium to large-sized
grains.
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5. The most common
igneous rock is ____________________.
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6. ____________________
is the older igneous and metamorphic rock underlying sedimentary rock.
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7. Most of the oceanic
crust is made up of ____________________, whereas most of the continental
crust is composed of ____________________.
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8. The upper mantle is
primarily composed of the ultramafic rock ____________________.
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9. Loose sediment
becomes solid rock in the process called____________________.
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10. As peat is buried
and compacted by overlying sediment, it converts to ____________________.
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11. The process by
which rocks and minerals change in response to changing temperature,
pressure, and/or chemical composition within the crust is
____________________.
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12. Country rock is
separated from an igneous intrusion by a zone called the
____________________.
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13. ____________________
occurs where hot magma intrudes cooler rock of any type.
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14. Parallel growth of
mica (and other minerals) during metamorphism and deformation of shale
produces layering called ____________________.
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15. Hot water causes
____________________ metamorphism.
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16. The size, shape,
and arrangement of mineral crystals describe a rock’s ____.
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17. Rocks and mineral
fragments that accumulate in loose, unconsolidated layers are ____.
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18. ____ rocks form
when pre-existing rocks are altered by heat, pressure, or hot water.
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19. ____ is an
economically important rock that is the source of most oil and natural gas.
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20. Ocean crust is
primarily composed of the rock ____.
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21. When rocks melt,
they ____ in volume and become ____ dense.
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22. Rock that has NOT
undergone weathering, metamorphism, or another geologic process is called
____.
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23. Sandstone,
siltstone, and shale are ____ rocks.
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24. The process of
____ compresses buried sediment and forces water out of pore spaces.
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25. ____ is the
layering that develops as sediments are deposited.
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26. With increasing
depth in Earth, temperature ____, and pressure ____.
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27. ____ is the
smallest type of sedimentary clast.
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28. The formation of
limestone reduces the amount of ____ gas in the atmosphere and ocean.
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29. A large river carrying
massive amounts of sediment to the ocean every year that accumulates on the
delta produces ____ metamorphism.
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30. Rocks are
classified into three types based on ____.
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31. Igneous rocks are
classified according to ____.
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32. Igneous rocks form
by ____.
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33. Intrusive igneous
rocks form when magma solidifies ____.
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34. How do grain sizes
compare between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?
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35. The most abundant
igneous rock in continental crust is ____.
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36. The most common
type of sedimentary rock is ____.
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37. Both bioclastic
and organic sedimentary rocks contain organic material. How are they different?
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38. In order, the
steps to forming a sedimentary rock are____.
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39. Country rock is
always ____ than the intrusion that cuts across it.
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40. According to the
rock cycle, sedimentary rock can ultimately become ____.
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41. Clastic sedimentary
rocks are primarily classified by ____.
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42. When a chemical
reaction causes a solid salt to form from a liquid solution, ____ has occurred.
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43. Ripple marks are
useful to geologists because they ____.
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44. Metamorphic rock
forms when ____.
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45. Regional
dynamothermal metamorphism refers to metamorphism ____.
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46. Rocks are
permanent over geologic time.
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47. Bedrock refers to
igneous or metamorphic rock that lies underneath sedimentary rock.
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48. Plutonic rocks are
usually medium- or coarse-grained, whereas volcanic rocks are fine-grained.
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49. Volcanic rock
forms when magma solidifies within Earth’s crust.
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50. Basalt is
mineralogically identical to gabbro.
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51. Obsidian is
volcanic glass where the atoms are arranged in a random chaotic pattern.
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52. The crystals in
granite cannot be seen with the naked eye.
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53. Clastic
sedimentary rocks are classified based on sediment size.
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54. Sedimentary rocks
are relatively rare in Earth’s crust, however they cover most of Earth’s
surface.
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55. The interaction
between limestone and the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and that dissolved
in the oceans are an important determinant to global climate.
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56. After metamorphism,
rocks commonly have a different texture and mineral assemblage.
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57. Contact
metamorphism commonly causes deformation.
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58. Major crustal movements
build mountains and deform rocks in a process known as hydrothermal
metamorphism.
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59. Burial
metamorphism is occurring today deep within the Mississippi River delta.
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60. Ultramafic and
mafic rocks are rich in magnesium and iron.
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Chapter_4_Geologic_Time_A_Story_in_the_Rocks
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1. During a(n)
____________________, many life-forms on Earth die out suddenly.
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2. Volcanic eruptions
eject ____________________ into the atmosphere, a greenhouse gas that can
cause warming.
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3. ____________________
are the longest unit of geologic time, and ____________________ are the
shortest units of geologic time.
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4. The
____________________ consists of all the rocks on Earth and reveals the
history of our planet.
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5. ____________________
is the biological theory that explains how and why the physical and genetic
characteristics of organisms change with time.
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6. The fact that
sedimentary rocks usually become younger from bottom to top is the principle
of ____________________.
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7. The supercontinent
____________________ formed at the end of the Mesozoic Era.
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8. ____________________
are the traces of past life found in sedimentary rocks.
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9. Matching rocks of
similar ages from different localities is ____________________.
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10. ____________________
____________________ come from organisms that are abundantly preserved in
rocks and are useful for dating.
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11. The thin, sooty
iridium-rich layer found at the end of the Permian is an example of a(n)
____________________.
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12. The amount of time
required for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decompose is the
____________________.
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