Sedimentary Rocks - Regents

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Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?

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rock salt

Front

Which sample best shows the physical properties normally associated with the slow cooling of magma? Options: A, B, C, D

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D

Front

Which two rocks have the most similar composition? Options: marble and rhyolite, limestone and basalt, quartzite and rock salt, granite and phyllite

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granite and phyllite

Front

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils? Options: granite, shale, gneiss, metaconglomerate

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shale

Front

What are the two most abundant elements by mass found in Earth's crust? Options: Al and Fe, Na and Cl, Ca and C, O and S

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O and S

Front

Rocks can be classified as sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic based primarily upon differences in their origin.

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origin

Front

Which sedimentary rocks are clastic and consist of particles that have diameters smaller than 0.006 centimeter?

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siltstone and shale

Front

Which rock is composed of a mineral that can be used for the production of cement? Options: limestone, rock gypsum, basalt, rock salt

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limestone

Front

Which sedimentary rock may have both a chemical origin and an organic origin?

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limestone

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The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

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erosion