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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: Rocks
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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: Rocks
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1. Which of the following is NOT a product of the chemical weathering of potassium feldspar?
2. Granite and gabbro ________.
3. Which of the following changes may occur during metamorphism?
4. This dense, nonfoliated metamorphic rock is produced most often from sandstone.
5. An igneous rock that contains vesicles ________.
6. The most abundant chemical sedimentary rock is ________.
7. ________ is a planar, parallel alignment of different mineral bands in a metamorphic rock.
8. ________ is composed of alternating bands of light and dark silicate minerals.
9. Compaction would probably be most significant as a lithification process for ________.
10. Intrusive rocks ________.
11. Which of the rocks listed below is a popular building stone?
12. As the rate of cooling increases, the size of the crystals that form ________.
13. The most important mechanical weathering process is ________.
14. Which one of the following is NOT related to chemical weathering?
15. Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified primarily on the basis of ________.
16. Select the coarse-grained rock which is composed mainly of quartz and potassium feldspar from the list below.
17. Which of the following best describes bedded gypsum and rock salt?
18. Which of the following lists the rocks in the order of increasing grain size and increasing grade of metamorphism?
19. The common rock produced by the metamorphism of limestone is ________.
20. This igneous texture is characterized by two distinctively different crystal sizes.
21. Which rock type is associated with a high-energy environment (such as a very turbulent stream)?
22. Rhyolite is the fine-grained equivalent of this igneous rock.
23. This rock gets its name from a chain of mountains located in South America.
24. Obsidian exhibits a ________ texture.
25. Detrital sediments would predominate in all of the following environments except ________.

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