Which water transports sediments and separates

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1. What is the process called in which water transports sediments and separates them according to size?

a crystallization
b cementation
c compaction
d sorting

2. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock that forms from limestone?

a quartzite
b gneiss
c marble
d slate

3. Where are extrusive rocks formed?

a near the center of Earth
b at or near Earth's surface
c under the continents
d under the ocean floor

4. What processes are involved in metamorphic rock changing into igneous rock?

a compaction and cementation
b heat and pressure
c weathering and erosion
d melting and cooling

5. Sedimentary rocks that form from large rounded sediment fragments are _____.

a sandstone
b conglomerate
c shale
d breccia

6. The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah were formed by water evaporating and leaving salt behind. What type of rocks make up the flats?

a chemical sedimentary
b conglomerate sedimentary
c clastic sedimentary
d organic sedimentary

7. The largest igneous intrusion is called a(n) _____.

a batholith
b sill
c obsidian
d dike

8. Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into a(n) _____ rock.

a extrusive
b metamorphic
c sedimentary
d igneous

9. Which of the following does not describe contact metamorphism?

a It occurs when magma encounters preexisting rocks.
b It occurs during high levels of tectonic activity.
c It involves small volumes of rocks.
d The heat may change the mineral composition of rock.

10. When rock is broken down and then the pieces are compressed and cemented together, _____ rock is formed.

a intrusive
b igneous
c metamorphic
d sedimentary

11. The texture formed when magma has a large amount of dissolved gases and cools very quickly is _____.

a vesicular
b coarse-grained
c porphyritic
d glassy

12. Which of the following would not describe the formation of an igneous rock with a glassy texture?

a It is formed as an intrusive rock.
b It is formed at the surface of Earth.
c It may have formed when lava hit water.
d It is formed from extremely thick magma that cools quickly.

13. Sediments can form from any type of rock. What processes cause sediments to form?

a compaction and cementation
b melting and cooling
c heat and pressure
d weathering and erosion

14. Why is limestone considered an organic sedimentary rock?

a It is formed from water evaporating and leaving minerals behind.
b It is formed from rock fragments that are compacted and cemented together.
c It is formed from lava hitting hot water and cooling.
d It is formed from minerals that came from organisms that were once living.

15. Gneiss has minerals arranged in layers. What is the texture of this rock?

a foliated
b course-grained
c vesicular
d non-foliated

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