Rocks, Minerals, Rock Cycle

Shale is a ______________ rock, and can become _______________, a metamorphic rock.

• Igneous/Marble

• Metamorphic/Slate

• Sedimentary/Slate

• Sedimentary/Marble

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The St. Francois Mountains are made of what type of rock?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedmentary

• Granite

Which process makes sediments?

• Uplift

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Wind & Water

This process moves rocks to the Earth's surface and higher.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Uplift

• The Rock Cycle

These rocks form from erosion, weathering, compaction and lithification.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metaphormic

• The Rock Cycle

Which state park is correctly matched with its major rock type?

• Johnson's Shut-Ins - Galena

• Elephant Rocks - Rhyolite

• Elephant Rocks - Granite

• Johnson's Shut-Ins - Granite

Which type of igneous rock forms while on the Earth's surface?

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

Which type of igneous rock forms while inside the Earth?

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

These rocks form from magma, lava, or are somehow volcanic in origin.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metaphormic

• The Rock Cycle

According to the Mohs Hardness Scale, which mineral is the hardest?

• Feldspar

• Quartz

• Ceramic

• Diamond