Question
Rocks classified as volcanic
form at depth
solidify at the surface
expand in size
are flat in shape
Conglomerate would be an example of:
A intrusive sedimentary rock
A chemical sedimentary rock
A detrital sedimentary rock
A foliated sedimentary rock
Coquina is a type of
Clastic sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
biochemical sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
Humans developed during the ____ era.
cambrian
cenozoic
mesozoic
paleozoic
Rock formations always contain a specific index fossil.
True
False
The first mineral to crystallize from a body of magma is
Olivine
Microcline feldspar (potassium feldspar)
Muscovite mica
Quartz
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
Basalt
Marble
Schist
Conglomerate
The sequence or order in which minerals crystallize from magma is called____.
Porphyritic sequencing
The chemical gradient of the magma
Bowen’s reaction series
The rock cycle
The number representing the ratio of a mineral’s weight to the weight of an equal volume of water is known as:
Weight
Specific Gravity
Buoyancy
Displacement
Which one of the following mineral groups shows cleavage in one plane?
Olivine group
Pyroxene group
Micas
Feldspars
Sodium can become positively charged by giving up one electron.
True
False
Much of the world’s copper is extracted from ___.
pegmatite deposits
disseminated deposits
vein deposits
Paleocene deposits
The streak of a mineral represents
The color of the practical mineral
The color of the powdered mineral
The coloring agent inan idiochromatic mineral
All of the above
Shields are expansive, raised regions composed of deformed crystalline rock.
True
False