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Self Assessment Rock Cycle

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Self Assessment: The Rock Cycle

1. What type of rock forms from the crystallization of molten material?

a) conglomerate

b) stratified drift

c) igneous

d) magma

2. Particle size is a useful method of classifying detrital sedimentary rock because _____.

a) Larger particles were formed on land and smaller particles originated in the sea.

b) It allows geologists to further understand the process of plate tectonics.

c) It provides useful information about the environment in which the sediment was deposited.

d) The size or a particle indicates whether it is of metamorphism, igneous, or sedimentary origin.

3. What is the tectonic process whereby plates move away from each other, continually adding igneous

material to Earth's crust?

a) subduction

b) convergence

c) isostasy

d) divergence

4. Contact metamorphism occurs where magma comes into contact with rock and the high temperatures

"bake" the rock, changing it significantly. Another cause of contact metamorphism results from _____.

a) melting and recrystallization due to extreme temperatures

b) hydrothermal solutions released by magma

c) extreme temperatures associated with deep burial

d) intense stress and high pressure from mountain building

5. What type of metamorphic rock has flattened mineral grains lined up in parallel bands?

a) foliated

b) basaltic

c) granitic

d) nonfoliated

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