1) Which rock is made from fragments of rock and other materials being pressed together? a) Metamorphic b) Clastic Sedimentary c) Chemical Sedimentary d) Intrusive Igneous e) Organic Sedimentary f) Extrusive Igneous 2) Which rock is made when existing rock undergoes intense heat and pressure? a) Metamorphic b) Clastic Sedimentary c) Chemical Sedimentary d) Intrusive Igneous e) Organic Sedimentary f) Extrusive Igneous 3) Which rock is made when lava cools rapidly? a) Metamorphic b) Clastic Sedimentary c) Chemical Sedimentary d) Intrusive Igneous e) Organic Sedimentary f) Extrusive Igneous 4) Which rock is made when magma cools slowly? a) Metamorphic b) Clastic Sedimentary c) Chemical Sedimentary d) Intrusive Igneous e) Organic Sedimentary f) Extrusive Igneous 5) Which rock is made when fragments from once living things get pressed together? a) Metamorphic b) Clastic Sedimentary c) Chemical Sedimentary d) Intrusive Igneous e) Organic Sedimentary f) Extrusive Igneous 6) Which rock is made when minerals crystalize out of solutions? a) Metamorphic b) Clastic Sedimentary c) Chemical Sedimentary d) Intrusive Igneous e) Organic Sedimentary f) Extrusive Igneous 7) What do geologists study to determine how to classify a rock? a) Texture b) Color c) Fracture d) Mineral Composition e) Density f) Luster 8) Geologists classify a rock based on......... a) Where it was found b) Its color c) How it feels d) Its size e) How it was formed f) Its shape 9) Which of the following does NOT describe at least one aspect of texture? a) Coarse, fine, or no grains b) Density c) Layered vs nonlayered d) Foliated vs nonfoliated e) Rounded vs jagged fragments f) Crystal size and shape 10) Overall, what determines the texture of a rock? a) Grains b) Color c) Feel d) Size e) Location f) Mineral Composition 11) Which is NOT a sedimentary rock? a) Limestone b) Sandstone c) Marble d) Coal e) Shale f) Conglomerate 12) Which is NOT an igneous rock? a) Grantie b) Pumice c) Rhyolite d) Coquina e) Basalt f) Obsidian 13) Which is NOT a metamorphic rock? a) Pegmatite b) Marble c) Gneiss d) Schist e) Slate f) Phyllite 14) Which is NOT a use for igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks? a) Building materials b) Cleaning and abrasives c) Fuel d) Tools e) Manufacturing f) Medicines 15) Any rock that is ___________ and then ___________ is an igneous rock. a) melted/cools b) cools/melted c) heated/pressed d) pressed/heated e) weathered/compacted f) compacted/weathered 16) Which list is in the correct order for forming sedimentary rocks? a) Erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation b) Deposition, erosion, compaction, cementation c) Cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion d) Compaction, erosion, cementation, deposition e) Deposition, compaction, erosion, cementation f) Erosion, deposition, cementation, compaction 17) The process where minerals crystalize and glue rock fragments together. a) Erosion b) Deposition c) Compaction d) Cementation e) Sediments f) Weathering 18) The process where sediments settle out. a) Erosion b) Deposition c) Compaction d) Cementation e) Sediments f) Weathering 19) The process where sediments get pressed together.  a) Erosion b) Deposition c) Compaction d) Cementation e) Sediments f) Weathering 20) What creates sediments (small pieces of rock and other material)? a) deposition b) weathering and erosion c) compaction d) cementation e) lithofication f) texture

Classifying Rocks/Rock Cycle

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