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The mineral grains of extrusive rocks are usually small compared to those of plutonic rocks.

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Suppose you pick up a rock that formed from the sediments of weathered rocks. What type of rock have you found?


A) Clastic
B) Chemical
C) Biochemical

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Complete the following concept map. Complete the following concept map. -Complete the following concept map for number 3. A) Biochemical B) Chemical C) Clastic D) Evaporation -Complete the following concept map for number 3.


A) Biochemical
B) Chemical
C) Clastic
D) Evaporation

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Which processes would change an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock?


A) Weathering, transport, and lithification
B) Melting and crystallization
C) Increased temperature and pressure

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Where would you most likely find regional metamorphism?


A) Associated with a mountain belt
B) Associated with a volcano
C) Associated with a fault

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Which of the following would be a small grained igneous rock?


A) Limestone
B) Basalt
C) Marble
D) Quartz

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Which of the following would have a unique chemical composition and a crystalline structure?


A) Limestone
B) Basalt
C) Marble
D) Quartz

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The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. -The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 4 on the diagram. A) Cementation and compaction (lithification) B) Heat and pressure C) Weathering, transportation, deposition D) Cooling and solidification E) Melting -The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 4 on the diagram.


A) Cementation and compaction (lithification)
B) Heat and pressure
C) Weathering, transportation, deposition
D) Cooling and solidification
E) Melting

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Complete the following concept map. Complete the following concept map. -Complete the following concept map for number 2. A) Biochemical B) Chemical C) Clastic D) Evaporation -Complete the following concept map for number 2.


A) Biochemical
B) Chemical
C) Clastic
D) Evaporation

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Where would you most likely find contact metamorphism?


A) Associated with a mountain belt
B) Associated with a volcano
C) Associated with a fault

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What determines the atomic number of an element?


A) The number of electrons
B) The number of protons
C) The number of neutrons

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Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. -Which section of the diagram forms at the surface? A) Volcanic B) Both Volcanic and Plutonic C) Plutonic -Which section of the diagram forms at the surface?


A) Volcanic
B) Both Volcanic and Plutonic
C) Plutonic

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Plutonic igneous rocks form at or very near the surface.

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The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. The following diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. -The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 5 on the diagram. A) Cementation and compaction (lithification) B) Heat and pressure C) Weathering, transportation, deposition D) Cooling and solidification E) Melting -The diagram illustrates the Rock Cycle. Match the letters below to the step number 5 on the diagram.


A) Cementation and compaction (lithification)
B) Heat and pressure
C) Weathering, transportation, deposition
D) Cooling and solidification
E) Melting

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Which one of these is a low silica rock that cooled at the surface?


A) Granite
B) Rhyolite
C) Gabbro
D) Basalt

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Complete the following concept map. Complete the following concept map. -Complete the following concept map for number 4. A) Biochemical B) Chemical C) Clastic D) Evaporation -Complete the following concept map for number 4.


A) Biochemical
B) Chemical
C) Clastic
D) Evaporation

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Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. -Which section of the diagram represents small-grained rocks? A) Volcanic B) Both Volcanic and Plutonic C) Plutonic -Which section of the diagram represents small-grained rocks?


A) Volcanic
B) Both Volcanic and Plutonic
C) Plutonic

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For each increase in hardness on the Moh's scale, the hardness increases by a factor of 10.

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Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. Use the Venn diagram shown below to answer this question. -Which section of the diagram includes high silica rocks? A) Volcanic B) Both Volcanic and Plutonic C) Plutonic -Which section of the diagram includes high silica rocks?


A) Volcanic
B) Both Volcanic and Plutonic
C) Plutonic

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The rock cycle links different types of minerals to one another by processes.

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