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Rock Cycle Assessment Test ResultsName: Jhomar Date: October 1, 2013 Review the questions and your answers below. The answer you selected is highlighted in red, the correctanswer in green and the link to review in blue. Congratulations, you have completed this interactive. If youwould like to print this page, click on the Print button.

1. What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals, and other material into sedimentaryrock?

a. Compacting and cementingb. Coolingc. Heat and pressured. Melting

The correct answer is a) Compacting and cementingReview: Chapter 4: The Rock Cycle Diagram

2. What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?a. Sedimentary rockb. Compacting and cementingc. Meltingd. Metamorphic rock

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3. Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rocks?a. Fossilsb. Gas bubblesc. Glassy surfaced. Ribbonlike layers

The correct answer is d) Ribbonlike layersReview: Chapter 2: Types of Rocks

4. What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?a. Compacting and cementingb. Coolingc. Heat and pressured. Melting

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5. What type of igneous rock makes up most of the ocean floor?a. Basaltb. Granitec. Lucited. Shale

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6. Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?a. Crystalsb. Fossilsc. Gas bubblesd. Glassy surface

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7. Which geologic process is illustrated in this animation?a. Coolingb. Heat and pressurec. Meltingd. Weathering and erosion

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8. The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of whiteGeorgia marble. What type of rock is marble?

a. Igneousb. Metamorphicc. Sedimentaryd. None of the above

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9. What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?a. Compacting and cementingb. Sedimentc. Sedimentary rockd. Weathering and erosion

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10. The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills.What type of rock is granite?

a. Igneousb. Metamorphicc. Sedimentaryd. None of the above

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11. Rocks melt at what temperature range?a. 50 to 100 degrees Celsiusb. 130 to 200 degrees Celsiusc. 220 to 500 degrees Celsiusd. 600 to 1,300 degrees Celsius

The correct answer is d) 600 to 1,300 degrees CelsiusReview: Chapter 3: How Rocks Change

12. Which geologic process is illustrated in this animation?a. Compacting and cementingb. Coolingc. Heat and pressured. Melting

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13. The interrelationship among the three rock types is identified as which of the following?a. The rock cycleb. The rock formationc. The rock helixd. The rock metamorphosis

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14. The melting of metamorphic or igneous rock forms what substance?a. Lavab. Magmac. Pebblesd. Sediment

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15. Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform magma into granite, granite into sand,and sand into sandstone.

a. Cooling; weathering and erosion; compacting and cementingb. Melting; heat and pressure; coolingc. Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; coolingd. Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat andpressure

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