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What type of sedimentary rock is formed from deposits carried away from their source by water, wind, or ice?
A) Organic
B) Chemical
C) Clastic
D) Mechanical
Why is Delicate Arch classified as clastic sedimentary rock?
A) It was formed from the remains of living things
B) It was formed from minerals that were once dissolved in water
C) It was formed from rock fragments deposited by water
D) It was formed from the remains of magma
Which of the following factors determine the characteristics of sedimentary rock?
A) The conditions in which the sediment was deposited
B) The source of the sediment
C) The manner in which the sediment was transported
D) All of the above
All of the following are an example of a common location in which sediment is deposited EXCEPT:
A) Beaches
B) Rainforests
C) Deltas
D) Rivers
Organic sedimentary rocks form from __________.
A) the remains of living things
B) minerals that dissolved in water
C) magma deposited by volcanoes
D) rock fragment carried from their source by wind
What causes the minerals in rock to change and eventually create the metamorphic rock, garnet?
A) Pressure
B) Fossils
C) Heat
D) Both a and c
What is responsible for regional metamorphism?
A) Low tectonic activity
B) Extreme heat and pressure
C) Freezing temperatures
D) Foliated rocks
The process of changing one type of rock to another through pressure, chemical processes, or heat is called __________.
A) Sedimentarism
B) Clastic formation
C) Fossilization
D) None of the above
During contact metamorphism, the composition of rock is changed due to contact with __________.
A) magma
B) water
C) rain
D) sunlight
Rubies were formed as heat, pressure, and water metamorphosed __________.
A) sandstone
B) limestone
C) gneiss
D) marble
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from deposits carried away from their source by water, wind, or ice?
A) Organic
B) Chemical
C) Clastic
D) Mechanical
Why is Delicate Arch classified as clastic sedimentary rock?
A) It was formed from the remains of living things
B) It was formed from minerals that were once dissolved in water
C) It was formed from rock fragments deposited by water
D) It was formed from the remains of magma
Which of the following factors determine the characteristics of sedimentary rock?
A) The conditions in which the sediment was deposited
B) The source of the sediment
C) The manner in which the sediment was transported
D) All of the above
All of the following are an example of a common location in which sediment is deposited EXCEPT:
A) Beaches
B) Rainforests
C) Deltas
D) Rivers
Organic sedimentary rocks form from __________.
A) the remains of living things
B) minerals that dissolved in water
C) magma deposited by volcanoes
D) rock fragment carried from their source by wind
What causes the minerals in rock to change and eventually create the metamorphic rock, garnet?
A) Pressure
B) Fossils
C) Heat
D) Both a and c
What is responsible for regional metamorphism?
A) Low tectonic activity
B) Extreme heat and pressure
C) Freezing temperatures
D) Foliated rocks
The process of changing one type of rock to another through pressure, chemical processes, or heat is called __________.
A) Sedimentarism
B) Clastic formation
C) Fossilization
D) None of the above
During contact metamorphism, the composition of rock is changed due to contact with __________.
A) magma
B) water
C) rain
D) sunlight
Rubies were formed as heat, pressure, and water metamorphosed __________.
A) sandstone
B) limestone
C) gneiss
D) marble