Rock Test Review

This rock is made of salts left behind when a shallow sea evaporated. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

• Clastic

• Chemical

• Organic

the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic sedimentary rock

• cementation

squeezing sediments together in layers

• compaction

• weathering

• cementation

• deposition 

Which of the following describes rocks formed by sand, clay, and smaller pebbles?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Foliated

• Nonfoliated

Which class of rock forms when rocks are transformed by intense heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary 

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Pop rocks

Fossils are often found in this rock.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

You would most likely find this rock near a volcano.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

Answer explanation

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

Answer explanation

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

• Foliated

• Non-Foliated

Answer explanation