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Rocks and Minerals

Quiz by Nadine Knibbs

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  • Q1
    The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.
    cementation
    30s
  • Q2
    Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution.
    chemical rock
    30s
  • Q3
    sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure
    clastic rock
    30s
  • Q4
    A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces.
    cleavage
    30s
  • Q5
    the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
    compaction
    30s
  • Q6
    a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
    crystal
    30s
  • Q7
    The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
    crystallization
    30s
  • Q8
    Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
    deposition
    30s
  • Q9
    The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil
    erosion
    30s
  • Q10
    Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface
    extrusive rock
    30s
  • Q11
    Term used to describe metamorphic rocks whose grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands.
    foliated
    30s
  • Q12
    The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
    fracture
    30s
  • Q13
    the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
    grains
    30s
  • Q14
    a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
    igneous rock
    30s
  • Q15
    Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
    intrusive rock
    30s

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