Transcript Rocks, Weathering, and Erosion Makeup Test

If you need to take or retake the Rocks and the
Rock Cycle portion of the test, answer questions
#1-#11. If not, skip to question #12 to take the
Weathering and Erosion portion of the test.
A student classified the rock below as sedimentary. Which observation about
the rock best supports this classification?
(A) The rock is composed of several minerals.
(B) The rock has a vesicular texture.
(C) The rock contains fragments of other rocks.
(D) The rock shows distorted and stretched pebbles.
The photograph below shows an igneous rock. What is the origin and rate of
formation of this rock (all of the circular areas are holes in the rock)?
(A) plutonic with slow cooling
(B) plutonic with rapid cooling
(C) volcanic with slow cooling
(D) volcanic with rapid cooling
What type of rock is shown
in the picture to the right?
A. Sedimentary
B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic
What is the origin of the course-grained igneous rock shown
below?
(A) lava that cooled slowly on Earth’s surface
(B) lava that cooled quickly on Earth’s surface
(C) magma that cooled slowly beneath the Earth’s surface
(D) magma that cooled quickly in beneath the Earth’s surface
The wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in the metamorphic
rock below probably formed from the
(A) cementing together of individual mineral grains
(B) cooling and crystallization of magma
(C) evaporation of an ancient ocean
(D) heat and pressure during metamorphism
All of the rock I am looking at in the picture below formed from sand. A
shallow sea of saltwater covered the sand and then evaporated. The mineral
residue from the saltwater solution cemented the sand grains together,
forming a material that is most similar in origin to
(A) an extrusive igneous rock
(B) an intrusive igneous rock
(C) a clastic sedimentary rock
(D) a foliated metamorphic rock
The diagram below represents geological processes that
act continuously on Earth to form different rock types.
Which table correctly classifies each rock type?
A
1
B
A
C
B
D
C
D
2
3
In which set of rock pictures is labeled with the correct
rock types?
A
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
B
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
C
D
What type of rock is formed from exposure
to extreme heat and pressure?
A) igneous
B) metamorphic
C) sedimentary
What type of rock is formed when materials
from the earth become cemented and
hardened ?
A) igneous
B) metamorphic
C) sedimentary
What type of rock is formed when magma
or lava cools and hardens?
A) igneous
B) metamorphic
C) sedimentary
The photograph below shows a house partially buried
in sand. Which erosional agent most likely piled the
sand against these buildings?
(A) glacial ice
(B) wind
(C) ocean waves
(D) frost wedging
Which rock layer appears to be most resistant to
weathering and erosion?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The photograph below shows a sample of sediment at the bottom
of a stream. Which of the following is true about the sediment?
(A) well-sorted and far from the source rock
(B) poorly-sorted and far from the source rock
(C) poorly-sorted and medium distance from source rock
(D) well-sorted and very near the source rock
Which of the following type of weathering gives the butte in the
picture its red color?
(A)oxidation
(B) acid precipitation
(C) carbonation
(D) ice wedging
What type of weathering has taken place in the picture below that has given the
sediment its color?
(A) erosion.
(B) mechanical (Physical)weathering.
(C) ice wedging.
(D) chemical weathering
Which number in the picture indicates weathering from plants or animals?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
1
3
(color)
2
Which number in the picture indicates weathering from oxidation?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
1
3
(color)
2
The illustration below shows an arch of
rock located in Utah. (Yes that’s me in
the picture.) How did the arch most
likely form?
(A) The rock in the arch was more resistant
to erosion than
the surrounding rock that was eroded.
(B) An earthquake forced bedrock upward
in the shape of
an arch.
(C) Sand and gravel were deposited and
compacted in the
shape of an arch.
(D) An underground glacier tunneled
through the bedrock.
What type of weathering occurred
to the rock shown in the picture
to the right to break it apart?
A) Wind abrasion
B) Ice Wedging
C) Oxidation
D) Running water
What erosional agent created the
canyon shown below?
A) Wind
B) Glacier
C) Water
D) Biological
What will the sediment at the
bottom of the waterfall look like?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Small and smooth
Small and angular
Large and smooth
Large and angular