TYPES OF ROCKS

What type of rock is this?

What type of rock is this?

What type of rock is this?

Answer explanation

A process that describes the formation, breakdown, and reformation of a rock.

Basalt is a(n) _______ rock:

Clastic & non-clastic are 2 types of.....

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The process necessary to form a metamorphic rock:

• uplift, weathering, erosion

• heat and or pressure

• burial and cementation

• compaction

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

• Compaction

• Layering

• Cementation

• I don't know

Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

• Compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion

• Deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering

• Erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition

Which of the following is true about rocks?

• Coal is not considered a rock.

• Rocks do not contain minerals.

• Most rocks are a mixture of minerals

• Rocks are composed of only one mineral.