Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Diagram 01 below displays an igneous rock buried in soil. Diagram 02 below
shows the same rock many years later exposed at ground level.. Your teacher asks you
to explain how the rock became exposed at the surface and what is likely to happen to the exposed
rock.
a. | You describe how heat and pressure can and does change rocks. In this instance you
explain how the pressure from below pushed the rock up to the surface. | b. | You affirm that a
geologic process called uplift has moved this rock to the surface. You explain that uplift from
tectonic plate movement forms mountain ranges. | c. | You state that weathering from rain and wind
has eroded soil to expose this rock. You also mention that this same kind of weathering will in time
break off small pieces of this igneous rock which will likewise be transported away as
sediment. | d. | You explain that igneous rock is formed when heat in the Earth melts solid rock. You
also mention that when this rock cools it will again become solid. |
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Some processes in the rock cycle are listed below. Which type of rock is most
likely to form by Process Z?
a. | magmatic rock | b. | metamorphic | c. | sedimentary | d. | igneous |
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Some processes in the rock cycle are described in the chart below. Example 01: Solid rock
underground remains unchanged for millions of years. Then convection currents from deep in the Earth
form a huge magma chamber which melts this rock. Some of this magma erupts at the surface as lava and
cools back into solid rock. | Example 02:
Limestone rock near a tectonic plate boundary is slowly heated and pressurized over millions of
years changing this rock into marble. | Example 03: A river flows into the ocean and drops particles of sediment as the flow
of water decreases. Over long periods of time, this forms layers of sedimentary rock on the
seafloor. | | Which
classification of rock is being described in example 01 above, and how does this represent stability
and change?
a. | Example 01 is describing metamorphic rock. This rock was unchanged for millions of
years, but then heat and pressure changed it to a new form of rock. The time when it stayed the same
represents stability, and the time when metamorphism occurred represents change. | b. | Example 01 is
describing igneous rock formation. The rock remains the same (stablility) for a long period of time.
Then heat from the magma chamber melts the rock which is a phase change (change of
state). | c. | Example 01 is describing the formation of igneous rock. The melted rock erupting at
the surface represents stability. The rock remaining the same in the ground for millions of years
represents change. | d. | Sedimentary rock formation is being described
in example 03. Weathering and erosion must occur for long periods of time to keep the river
continuously flowing with sediment (stability). Then as the sediment piles up into layers it becomes
compacted forming sedimentary rock (change). |
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Geological Processes: Sediment from the mountains is suspended in this
flowing river. Step 1: Solid rock deep in
the earth was heated and liquefied (melted). Step 2: The liquid rock cooled and solidified.
Uplift brought the solid rock to the surface. Step 3: Weathering and erosion broke off and
moved small pieces of this rock into the river. Which choice most accurately presents the
geologic processes described in the steps above.
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Slowly over millions of years, grains of sand were continuously deposited in
layers on the bottom of a shallow sea near two tectonic plate boundaries. Compaction and cementation
transformed these layers into sandstone. Later, plate movement uplifted and bent the sandstone layers
and changed the sandstone into quartzite. Cross Cutting Concept: | Science and Engineering
Practice | Cause and Effect | Construct
Explanations | | | Two-Part ItemPart 1: What cause and effect
connections occurred in this scenario? Part 2: Explain how the sandstone was changed into
quartzite.
a. | Part 1: Cause-weathering and erosion, Effect-sand particles washed out to
sea Part 2: Magma chambers heated and melted the sandstone changing it into
quartzite. | b. | Part 1: Cause-tectonic plate movement, Effect-uplift and bending of sandstone
layers Part 2: Pressure from plate movement formed quartzite from
sandstone. | c. | Part 1: Cause-chemical reactions, Effect-solid rock was liquefied Part
2: Quartzite forms due to interactions in the electron shells of atoms in
sandstone. | d. | Part 1: Cause: first action or event, Effect: second action connected to the
first event Part 2: Heat and pressure converted the sandstone into
quartzite. |
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Reflect upon your knowledge about the processes that form igneous rock,
metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock as you examine the following diagram. Three-Part Question Part
1: Where is igneous rock most likely to form? Part 2: Where is metamorphic rock most
likely to form? Part 3: Where is sedimentary rock most likely to form?
a. | Location 1: igneous, Location 2: metamorphic, Location 4:
sedimentary | b. | Location 4: igneous, Location 1: metamorphic, Location 3:
sedimentary | c. | Location 3: igneous, Location 1: metamorphic, Location 2:
sedimentary | d. | Location 1: igneous, Location 4: metamorphic, Location 3:
sedimentary |
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Multiple Response Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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The diagram below shows some geological formations. Multi-Selection
Question
Which three locations in this diagram most likely show the formation of either
igneous rock, metamorphic rock, or sedimentary rock? (Select 3 of the 4 choices)
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Geological Forces: Sediment from the mountains is suspended in this
flowing river. Multi-Select
QuestionWhich forces were responsible for breaking down the mountain rock into small
pieces of sediment? (Select 3 of these 5 choices).
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Examine the rock cycle diagram shown below. The arrows represent processes that
transform one type of rock into another. Multi-Select
QuestionWhich of the following processes would be included with arrow number 4? (Select 3
of these 5 answer choices)
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A student was examining various rock samples, and she picked out the following
four rocks. She wrote a description of each rock under its picture, as shown below. Multi-Select
QuestionWhich of these samples are sedimentary rock? (select 2 of the 4 choices).
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