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Chapter_3_Rocks

 

1. The process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces is known as ____________________.

ANSWER:  

weathering

 

2. When magma cools and crystallizes, ____________________ rocks are formed.

ANSWER:  

igneous

 

3. Melted rock within Earth is called ____________________, while melted rock on Earth’s surface is called ____________________.

ANSWER:  

magma; lava

 

4. ____________________ igneous rocks form within Earth’s crust and have medium to large-sized grains.

ANSWER:  

Intrusive

Plutonic

 

5. The most common igneous rock is ____________________.

ANSWER:  

granite

 

6. ____________________ is the older igneous and metamorphic rock underlying sedimentary rock.

ANSWER:  

Basement rock

 

7. Most of the oceanic crust is made up of ____________________, whereas most of the continental crust is composed of ____________________.

ANSWER:  

basalt; granite

 

8. The upper mantle is primarily composed of the ultramafic rock ____________________.

ANSWER:  

periditote

 

9. Loose sediment becomes solid rock in the process called____________________.

ANSWER:  

lithification

cementation

 

10. As peat is buried and compacted by overlying sediment, it converts to ____________________.

ANSWER:  

coal

 

11. The process by which rocks and minerals change in response to changing temperature, pressure, and/or chemical composition within the crust is ____________________.

ANSWER:  

metamorphism

 

12. Country rock is separated from an igneous intrusion by a zone called the ____________________.

ANSWER:  

metamorphic halo

 

13. ____________________ occurs where hot magma intrudes cooler rock of any type.

ANSWER:  

Contact metamorphism

 

14. Parallel growth of mica (and other minerals) during metamorphism and deformation of shale produces layering called ____________________.

ANSWER:  

foliation

 

15. Hot water causes ____________________ metamorphism.

ANSWER:  

hydrothermal

 

Fill in the blank.

 

16. The size, shape, and arrangement of mineral crystals describe a rock’s ____.

 

a.

habit

 

b.

texture

 

c.

form

 

d.

foliation

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

17. Rocks and mineral fragments that accumulate in loose, unconsolidated layers are ____.

 

a.

erosives

 

b.

sediments

 

c.

secretions

 

d.

accretions

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

18. ____ rocks form when pre-existing rocks are altered by heat, pressure, or hot water.

 

a.

Metamorphic

 

b.

Igneous

 

c.

Sedimentary

 

d.

Volcanic

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

19. ____ is an economically important rock that is the source of most oil and natural gas.

 

a.

Shale

 

b.

Slate

 

c.

Sandstone

 

d.

Limestone

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

20. Ocean crust is primarily composed of the rock ____.

 

a.

limestone

 

b.

sandstone

 

c.

shale

 

d.

basalt

 

ANSWER:  

d

 

21. When rocks melt, they ____ in volume and become ____ dense.

 

a.

expand; less

 

b.

expand; more

 

c.

contract; less

 

d.

contract; more

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

22. Rock that has NOT undergone weathering, metamorphism, or another geologic process is called ____.

 

a.

original rock

 

b.

country rock

 

c.

basement rock

 

d.

parent rock

 

ANSWER:  

d

 

23. Sandstone, siltstone, and shale are ____ rocks.

 

a.

clastic sedimentary

 

b.

organic sedimentary

 

c.

chemical sedimentary

 

d.

metamorphic

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

24. The process of ____ compresses buried sediment and forces water out of pore spaces.

 

a.

partial melting

 

b.

compaction

 

c.

lithification

 

d.

metamorphism

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

25. ____ is the layering that develops as sediments are deposited.

 

a.

Bedding

 

b.

Superposition

 

c.

Original horizontality

 

d.

Foliation

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

26. With increasing depth in Earth, temperature ____, and pressure ____.

 

a.

decreases; increases

 

b.

increases; increases

 

c.

increases; decreases

 

d.

decreases; decreases

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

27. ____ is the smallest type of sedimentary clast.

 

a.

Sand

 

b.

Shale

 

c.

Clay

 

d.

Silt

 

ANSWER:  

c

 

28. The formation of limestone reduces the amount of ____ gas in the atmosphere and ocean.

 

a.

natural

 

b.

sulfur dioxide

 

c.

carbon dioxide

 

d.

methane

 

ANSWER:  

c

 

29. A large river carrying massive amounts of sediment to the ocean every year that accumulates on the delta produces ____ metamorphism.

 

a.

regional dynamothermal

 

b.

hydrothermal

 

c.

contact

 

d.

burial

 

ANSWER:  

d

 

30. Rocks are classified into three types based on ____.

 

a.

how they formed

 

b.

their mineral composition

 

c.

where they are found

 

d.

the presence of fossils

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

31. Igneous rocks are classified according to ____.

 

a.

degree of foliation and composition

 

b.

grain size and composition

 

c.

degree of foliation and grain size

 

d.

grain size and fossil content

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

32. Igneous rocks form by ____.

 

a.

lithification of sediment

 

b.

solidification of magma

 

c.

solid state textural or mineralogical alteration of existing rocks

 

d.

precipitation of seawater

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

33. Intrusive igneous rocks form when magma solidifies ____.

 

a.

on Earth’s surface

 

b.

within Earth

 

c.

on the sea floor

 

d.

on mountain tops

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

34. How do grain sizes compare between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

 

a.

Grains are larger in intrusive rocks because they cool slowly.

 

b.

Grains are larger in intrusive rocks because they cool rapidly.

 

c.

Grains are larger in extrusive rocks because they cool slowly.

 

d.

Grains are larger in extrusive rocks because they cool rapidly.

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

35. The most abundant igneous rock in continental crust is ____.

 

a.

basalt

 

b.

granite

 

c.

rhyolite

 

d.

gabbro

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

36. The most common type of sedimentary rock is ____.

 

a.

clastic

 

b.

chemical

 

c.

organic

 

d.

biogenic

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

37. Both bioclastic and organic sedimentary rocks contain organic material. How are they different?

 

a.

Only bioclastic rocks form in the ocean.

 

b.

Only organic rocks form in the ocean.

 

c.

Organic rocks display a greater variety of grain sizes.

 

d.

Materials in bioclastic rocks have not been weathered and/or eroded.

 

ANSWER:  

d

 

38. In order, the steps to forming a sedimentary rock are____.

 

a.

erosion, compaction, lithification, and weathering

 

b.

weathering, erosion, compaction, and lithification

 

c.

erosion, weathering, compaction, and lithification

 

d.

compaction, lithification, erosion, and weathering

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

39. Country rock is always ____ than the intrusion that cuts across it.

 

a.

younger

 

b.

harder

 

c.

older

 

d.

softer

 

ANSWER:  

c

 

40. According to the rock cycle, sedimentary rock can ultimately become ____.

 

a.

igneous rock only

 

b.

metamorphic rock only

 

c.

igneous or metamorphic rock

 

d.

igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock

 

ANSWER:  

d

 

41. Clastic sedimentary rocks are primarily classified by ____.

 

a.

grain size

 

b.

depth of formation

 

c.

composition

 

d.

depositional environment

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

42. When a chemical reaction causes a solid salt to form from a liquid solution, ____ has occurred.

 

a.

lithification

 

b.

precipitation

 

c.

conglomeration

 

d.

foliation

 

ANSWER:  

b

 

43. Ripple marks are useful to geologists because they ____.

 

a.

help date the rocks

 

b.

trap fossils

 

c.

indicate the direction of current flow

 

d.

always occur with mud cracks

 

ANSWER:  

c

 

44. Metamorphic rock forms when ____.

 

a.

seawater precipitates

 

b.

sediments are lithified

 

c.

magma cools and solidifies

 

d.

igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks change because of high temperature and/or pressure, or compositional changes, or are deformed during mountain building

 

ANSWER:  

d

 

45. Regional dynamothermal metamorphism refers to metamorphism ____.

 

a.

where major crustal movements build mountains and deform rocks

 

b.

caused by intrusion of cold magma into hot rocks

 

c.

caused by intrusion of hot magma into cooler rocks

 

d.

that is not accompanied by deformation

 

ANSWER:  

a

 

46. Rocks are permanent over geologic time.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

 

47. Bedrock refers to igneous or metamorphic rock that lies underneath sedimentary rock.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

 

48. Plutonic rocks are usually medium- or coarse-grained, whereas volcanic rocks are fine-grained.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

49. Volcanic rock forms when magma solidifies within Earth’s crust.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

 

50. Basalt is mineralogically identical to gabbro.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

51. Obsidian is volcanic glass where the atoms are arranged in a random chaotic pattern.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

52. The crystals in granite cannot be seen with the naked eye.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

 

53. Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified based on sediment size.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

54. Sedimentary rocks are relatively rare in Earth’s crust, however they cover most of Earth’s surface.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

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.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

56. After metamorphism, rocks commonly have a different texture and mineral assemblage.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

57. Contact metamorphism commonly causes deformation.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

 

58. Major crustal movements build mountains and deform rocks in a process known as hydrothermal metamorphism.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

 

59. Burial metamorphism is occurring today deep within the Mississippi River delta.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

60. Ultramafic and mafic rocks are rich in magnesium and iron.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

 

Chapter_4_Geologic_Time_A_Story_in_the_Rocks

 

1. During a(n) ____________________, many life-forms on Earth die out suddenly.

ANSWER:  

mass extinction

 

2. Volcanic eruptions eject ____________________ into the atmosphere, a greenhouse gas that can cause warming.

ANSWER:  

carbon dioxide

 

3. ____________________ are the longest unit of geologic time, and ____________________ are the shortest units of geologic time.

ANSWER:  

Eons, Ages

 

4. The ____________________ consists of all the rocks on Earth and reveals the history of our planet.

ANSWER:  

rock record

 

5. ____________________ is the biological theory that explains how and why the physical and genetic characteristics of organisms change with time.

ANSWER:  

Evolution

 

6. The fact that sedimentary rocks usually become younger from bottom to top is the principle of ____________________.

ANSWER:  

superposition

 

7. The supercontinent ____________________ formed at the end of the Mesozoic Era.

ANSWER:  

Pangaea

 

8. ____________________ are the traces of past life found in sedimentary rocks.

ANSWER:  

Fossils

 

9. Matching rocks of similar ages from different localities is ____________________.

ANSWER:  

correlation

 

10. ____________________ ____________________ come from organisms that are abundantly preserved in rocks and are useful for dating.

ANSWER:  

Index fossils

 

11. The thin, sooty iridium-rich layer found at the end of the Permian is an example of a(n) ____________________.

ANSWER:  

key bed

 

12. The amount of time required for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decompose is the ____________________.

ANSWER:  

half life

 

 

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