GYL1000 Module 2 quiz
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1.
Question 1
Sedimentary rocks consist mostly of dead organic material like shells from the
bodies of sea creatures.
1. T
True
2.
F
False
2.
Question 2
Minerals form through the processes of _____________.
1.
perspiration, composition, and deconstruction
2.
precipitation, convection, and decomposition
3.
precipitation, crystallization, and deposition
4.
mineralization, agitation, and settlement
3.
Question 3
Minerals have properties because of their crystal structure and chemical
compositions. Which of the following lists those properties?
1.
order, clarity, tint
2.
color, hardness, specific gravity
3.
reflection, malleability, strength
4.
water, depth, strength
4.
Question 4
Vesicles or holes in rocks like those in pumice and scoria are caused by gas
bubbles in the lava melt.
1. T
True
2.
F
False
5.
Question 5
Sediments and sedimentary rock cover about how much of Earth's solid surface?
1.
30-45%
2.
90-95%
3.
25-40%
4.
70-75%
6.
Question 6
The parent rocks of marble are _____________.
1.
limestone and dolostone
2.
shale and sandstone
3.
granite and basalt
4.
any igneous rock
7.
Question 7
All igneous rocks are formed by cooling and crystalizing when exposed at the
surface of the Earth.
False
1.
F
False
8.
Question 8
The words lava and magma both apply to molten rock. The difference between
them is that _____________.
1.
lava has extruded onto the surface, magma is beneath it
2.
magma is molten metamorphic rock, lava is melted sediment
3.
magma was around when the Earth formed, lava is only about 2.1 million
years old
4.
magma contains soil, lava is pure rock
9.
Question 9
Limestone is an uncommon chemical sedimentary rock and is formed by the
precipitation of salt from rock salt.
False
1.
F
False
10.
Question 10
Concrete and asphalt are not rocks because they _____________.
1.
have large grains of stone inside
2.
do not occur naturally
3.
are made up of pseudo-minerals
4.
are used widely across the U.S.
11.
Question 11
Quartz has a Mohs hardness of 8 which is the hardest substance known to man.
1.
T
True
2. F
False
12.
Question 12
All igneous rocks have some silicates in their composition.
TRUE
1.
T
13.
Question 13
There are _____________ soil forming factors?
1.
3
2.
7
3.
5
4.
14
14.
Question 14
Which of the following is not a common igneous rock?
1.
obsidian
2.
gneiss
3.
granite
4.
pumice
15.
Question 15
Weathering is _____________.
1.
a process we use to soften leather
2.
the disintegration and decomposition of rock
at/near Earth's surface
3.
the fast-moving fire cloud that is emitted by a volcano when it erupts
4.
a type of sedimentary rock
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