Earth Space Chapters 5 & 6

Test Prep Game

1) Lithification is the combination of:a) Compaction & Cementation

b) Transport & Deposition

c) Deposition & Compaction

d) Cementation & Conglomeration

1) Lithification is the combination of:a) Compaction & Cementation

b) Transport & Deposition

c) Deposition & Compaction

d) Cementation & Conglomeration

2) Sedimentary layers that are deposited on an angle are called:

a) Rippling

b) Cross-Bedding

c) Porous

d) Breccia

2) Sedimentary layers that are deposited on an angle are called:

a) Rippling

b) Cross-Bedding

c) Porous

d) Breccia

3) Which of the following is NOT one of the paths on the Rock Cycle?

a) Cooling & Crystallization

b) Weathering & Erosion

c) Drifting & Rolling

d) Heat & Pressure

3) Which of the following is NOT one of the paths on the Rock Cycle?

a) Cooling & Crystallization

b) Weathering & Erosion

c) Drifting & Rolling

d) Heat & Pressure

4) Which Clastic Sediment has the smallest grain size?

a) Clayb) Sandc) Pebblesd) Silt

4) Which Clastic Sediment has the smallest grain size?

a) Clayb) Sandc) Pebblesd) Silt

5) Which is a coarse-grained Clastic Rock that contains angular fragments?

a) Limestone

b) Conglomerate

c) Sandstone

d) Breccia

5) Which is a coarse-grained Clastic Rock that contains angular fragments?

a) Limestone

b) Conglomerate

c) Sandstone

d) Breccia

6) Which is a biochemical rock that contains fossils?

a) Chert

b) Limestone

c) Sandstone

d) Breccia

6) Which is a biochemical rock that contains fossils?

a) Chert

b) Limestone

c) Sandstone

d) Breccia

7) Which process forms salt beds?a) Deposition

b) Cementation

c) Evaporation

d) Lithification

7) Which process forms salt beds?a) Deposition

b) Cementation

c) Evaporation

d) Lithification

8) Which does NOT cause Metamorphism?

a) Lithification

b) Hydrothermal Solutions

c) Heat

d) Pressure

8) Which does NOT cause Metamorphism?

a) Lithification

b) Hydrothermal Solutions

c) Heat

d) Pressure

9) Which agent of erosion can usually only move sand-sized particles?

a) Landslides

b) Glaciers

c)Water

d) Wind

9) Which agent of erosion can usually only move sand-sized particles?

a) Landslides

b) Glaciers

c)Water

d) Wind

10) Which would you expect to have the greatest porosity?

a) Sandstoneb) Gneissc) Shaled) Quartzite

10) Which would you expect to have the greatest porosity?

a) Sandstoneb) Gneissc) Shaled) Quartzite

11) What is the global term for surface materials being removed from one location, transported and deposited in another location?

a) Weathering

b) Erosion

c) Deposition

d) Cementation

11) What is the global term for surface materials being removed from one location, transported and deposited in another location?

a) Weathering

b) Erosion

c) Deposition

d) Cementation

12) What Greek root describes rock and mineral fragments?

a) Tetros

b) Lithos

c)Klastos

d) Orthos

12) What Greek root describes rock and mineral fragments?

a) Tetros

b) Lithos

c)Klastos

d) Orthos

13) The main feature of Sedimentary Rocks is ____________, horizontal layering.

a) Fossils

b) Bedding

c) Rounding

d) Sorting

13) The main feature of Sedimentary Rocks is ____________, horizontal layering.

a) Fossils

b) Bedding

c) Rounding

d) Sorting

14) Graded Bedding occurs when:a) The heaviest and coarsest material is

on the top.

b) The layers are at a slant.

c) The heaviest and coarsest material is on the bottom.

d) The layers are wavy.

14) Graded Bedding occurs when:a) The heaviest and coarsest material is

on the top.

b) The layers are at a slant.

c) The heaviest and coarsest material is on the bottom.

d) The layers are wavy.

15) The pressure required for metamorphism can be generated by:

a) Heat from magma bodies in contact with surrounding rock.

b) Cementation and Lithification

c) The weight of overlying rock.

d) Hydrothermal Solutions

15) The pressure required for metamorphism can be generated by:

a) Heat from magma bodies in contact with surrounding rock.

b) Cementation and Lithification

c) The weight of overlying rock.

d) Hydrothermal Solutions

16) Metamorphic Rocks in which the long axes of their minerals is perpendicular to the pressure that altered them are described as:

a) Marble-Like

b) Foliated

c) Non-Foliated

d) Quartzite-Like

16) Metamorphic Rocks in which the long axes of their minerals is perpendicular to the pressure that altered them are described as:

a) Marble-Like

b) Foliated

c) Non-Foliated

d) Quartzite-Like

d

17) Marble is a Metamorphic Rock that forms from a __________ parent.

a) Limestone

b) Sandstone

c) Granite

d) Shale

17) Marble is a Metamorphic Rock that forms from a __________ parent.

a) Limestone

b) Sandstone

c) Granite

d) Shale

d

18) What type of metamorphosis is caused by high temperature & high pressure imposed over a large volume of crust?

a) Burial

b) Contact

c) Regional

d) Cataclastic

18) What type of metamorphosis is caused by high temperature & high pressure imposed over a large volume of crust?

a) Burial

b) Contact

c) Regional

d) Cataclastic

d

19) A rock that has undergone Cataclastic Metamorphism will most likely display which of the following characteristics?

a) Preserved Sedimentary Layers

b) Pulverized Rock Fragments

c) New Minerals

d) Large Olivine Crystals

19) A rock that has undergone Cataclastic Metamorphism will most likely display which of the following characteristics?

a) Preserved Sedimentary Layers

b) Pulverized Rock Fragments

c) New Minerals

d) Large Olivine Crystals

d

20) Rocks that are produced when magma or lava cools and hardens are called ___________.

a) Igneous Rocks

b) Sedimentary Rocks

c) Metamorphic Rocks

d) All of the Above

20) Rocks that are produced when magma or lava cools and hardens are called ___________.

a) Igneous Rocks

b) Sedimentary Rocks

c) Metamorphic Rocks

d) All of the Above

d

21) Rocks are foliated or nonfoliated depending on their _____.

a) Hardnessb) Cleavage and Fracturec) Layers or Non-Layersd) Streak

21) Rocks are foliated or nonfoliated depending on their _____.

a) Hardnessb) Cleavage and Fracturec) Layers or Non-Layersd) Streak

d

22) Broken pieces of what types of rock are deposited into layers and cemented together to form sedimentary rock ?

a) Igneous

b) Metamorphic

c) Sedimentary

d) All of the Above

22) Broken pieces of what types of rock are deposited into layers and cemented together to form sedimentary rock ?

a) Igneous

b) Metamorphic

c) Sedimentary

d) All of the Aboved

23) The __________________ shows how rocks change from one type to another.

a) Rock Cycle

b) Moh’s Hardness Scale

c) Bowen’s Reaction Series

d) Crystalline Structure Template

23) The __________________ shows how rocks change from one type to another.

a) Rock Cycle

b) Moh’s Hardness Scale

c) Bowen’s Reaction Series

d) Crystalline Structure Template

d

24) What type of grain size can landslides and glaciers carry?

a) Coarse Grains

b) Medium Grains

c) Fine Grains

d) All of the Above

24) What type of grain size can landslides and glaciers carry?

a) Coarse Grains

b) Medium Grains

c) Fine Grains

d) All of the Aboved

25) What is the main difference between a Breccia and a Conglomerate?

a) Conglomerates have larger grains than Breccias

b) Breccias have larger grains than Conglomerates

c) Breccias have angular grains, and Conglomerates have rounded grains.

d) Breccias have rounded grains, and Conglomerates have angular grains.

25) What is the main difference between a Breccia and a Conglomerate?

a) Conglomerates have larger grains than Breccias

b) Breccias have larger grains than Conglomerates

c) Breccias have angular grains, and Conglomerates have rounded grains.

d) Breccias have rounded grains, and Conglomerates have angular grains.

d

26) Which of the following is an Igneous Rock?

a) Graniteb) Shalec) Coald) Slate

26) Which of the following is an Igneous Rock?

a) Graniteb) Shalec) Coald) Slate

d

27) Which of the following is a Metamorphic Rock?

a) Sandstone

b) Granite

c) Quartz

d) Marble

d

27) Which of the following is a Metamorphic Rock?

a) Sandstone

b) Granite

c) Quartz

d) Marble

28) The black sand of Hawaii is composed of which of the following?

a) Dark Limestoneb) Quartzc) Gypsumd) Basalt

28) The black sand of Hawaii is composed of which of the following?

a) Dark Limestoneb) Quartzc) Gypsumd) Basaltd

29) Geologists can determine if an igneous rock is extrusive or intrusive by studying its composition and which of these?

a) Size

b) Color

c) Weight

d) Texture

29) Geologists can determine if an igneous rock is extrusive or intrusive by studying its composition and which of these?

a) Size

b) Color

c) Weight

d) Texture

30) Rocks that are produced when magma or lava cools and hardens are called _____.

a) Igneous Rocks

b) Sedimentary Rocks

c) Metamorphic Rocks

d) All of the Above

30) Rocks that are produced when magma or lava cools and hardens are called _____.

a) Igneous Rocks

b) Sedimentary Rocks

c) Metamorphic Rocks

d) All of the Above

d

Tie-Breaker Question: What is the minimum pressure (in psi) required to make a metamorphic rock?

Note: Must be closest to the correct answer without going over.

Note: Must be closest to the correct answer without going over.

21,750 psi

Tie-Breaker Question: What is the minimum pressure (in psi) required to make a metamorphic rock?