8th Grade - Chapter 10 - 5th Edition

A rock that has changed due to heat or pressure is a(n) rock.

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic
• petrolithic

Which of the following tests most likely could be used to identify a rock?

• streak
• hardness
• magnetism
• flame

The individual rock particles, crystals, and sometimes fossils that combine to give

• grains
• nuggets
• sediments
• source rocks

Which of the following contains the largest crystals?

• pegmatite
• basalt
• andesite
• pumice

A type of rock that is so smooth and shiny that it’s called volcanic glass is

• andesite
• basalt
• obsidian
• schist

Igneous rocks like granite and basalt are often used for statues and important buliding because they

• are very weather resistant
• are easy to carve
• weigh little and are easy to transport
• are inexpensive

Which type of rock is most closely tied to the process of erosion?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• none of these

Which of the following would come between deposition and cementation in the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• compaction
• erosion
• precipitation
• petrification

Rocks formed from minerals precipitated from water are

• clastic sedimentary
• hydrolithic
• nonclastic sedimentary
• precipital

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which kind of sedimentary rock is most useful as a construction material?

• limestone
• chalk
• rock salt (halite)
• mudstone