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Geology 1 Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. sandstone
  2. lichen
  3. core
  4. sole marks
  5. mantle
  1. a over time grains of sand may be compacted and cemented together to form rock
  2. b Found on top of rock overhang; it has seashells and other stuff in it
  3. c any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes
  4. d the central part of the Earth
  5. e the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. produced under conditions involving intense heat
  2. the outer layer of the Earth
  3. Rocks changed by intense heat or extreme pressure
  4. rock formed when layers of sediments were pressed and cemented together
  5. a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock.

5 True/False Questions

  1. migmatitea rock that almost melted

          

  2. strataa sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

          

  3. mesic forestA forest containing a a lot amount of moisture

          

  4. physical weatheringthe process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup

          

  5. weathering pittree roots growing in a crack in a rock. Roots expand and pry rock material loose