Earth and Space Science CHAPTER 4 Earth's Minerals and Rocks

Quartzite is a _______

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

__________ is a metamorphosed quartz sandstone

• Schist

• Gneiss

• Quartzite

• Marble

A ________ metamorphic rock is banded with minerals showing alignment

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

Select all possible answers:

Which of the following metamorphic rocks are foliated?

• Quartzite

• Schist

• Phyllite

• Slate

Which of the following rocks is formed by regional metamorphism?

• Andesite

• Basalt

• Gneiss

• Hornfels

Metamorphic rocks are altered by heat and pressure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Heat and pressure change the physical and chemical nature of a rock.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Sediment can only be found in bodies of water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed by the crystallization of chemical precipitates?

• Biochemical sedimentary rocks

• Chemical sedimentary rocks

• Clastic sedimentary rocks

• None of the above

Which is a common chemical sedimentary rock?

• Rock salt

• Granite

• Conglomerate

• Slate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4