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_____8. What do the fine grains of basalt suggest about how the rock formed?

a) that it cooled slowly below the ground

b) that it cooled near Earth’s surface

c) that it was ejected from a volcano

d) that it was formed by the evaporation of salt-rich waters in a lake

_____9. Volcanic glass or obsidian forms when

a) sediments on oceanic plates get subducted.

b) a lava flow cools very slowly at the surface.

c) a lava flow cools very rapidly at the surface.

d) basalt gets buried and heated.

_____10. Rocks made from fragments that are eroded from other rocks are called

a) loose sedimentary rocks.

b) organic sedimentary rocks.

c) chemical sedimentary rocks.

d) clastic sedimentary rocks.

_____11. Which of the following is NOT a chemical sedimentary rock?

a) coquina

b) limestone

c) travertine

d) shale

_____12. Which of the following is TRUE about metamorphic rocks?

a) They can only form from sedimentary and igneous rocks.

b) The rock always melts and makes new crystal grains.

c) They can be foliated or non-foliated.

d) They are never found in mountainous regions.

_____13. Which rock is the protolith (parent rock) of marble?

a) granite

b) sandstone

c) limestone

d) schist

_____14. Which of the following is NOT a property used to identify minerals?

a) color

b) hardness

c) streak

d) texture

_____15. ALL rocks can be classified according to

a) color and crystal shape

b) texture and composition

c) foliation and density

d) hardness and luster

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