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Grade 6 Rocks
Granite is an igneous rock which is formed when magma hardens. What will be the texture of the rock?
  1. coarse texture with tiny mineral grains
  2. coarse texture with large mineral grains
Grade 6 Rocks
A permeable rock weathers easily because it
  1. is made up of only one mineral.
  2. contains many small, connected air spaces.
  3. is made up of many minerals.
  4. is made up of small particles.
Grade 6 Rocks
Which are very fine particles of rocks?
  1. loam
  2. sand
  3. topsoil
  4. subsoil
  5. silt
  6. clay
  7. soil erosion
  8. soil pollution
Grade 6 Rocks
What is meant by the texture of a rock?
  1. how its grains look
  2. the color of the rock
  3. the hardness of the rock
Grade 6 Rocks
When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as
  1. extrusive.
  2. fine grained.
  3. coarse grained.
  4. nonbanded.
Grade 6 Rocks
An igneous rock commonly used as building material is
  1. sandstone.
  2. marble.
  3. slate.
  4. granite.
Grade 6 Rocks
What type of rock can contain fossils?
  1. Metamorphic
  2. Sedimentary
  3. Igneous
  4. Sterosonic
Grade 6 Rocks
Grade 6 Rocks
Granite forms when liquid magma slowly cools within Earth's crust. If the granite is exposed to intense heat and pressure, it can change to gneiss. Which type of change takes place when granite turns into gneiss?
  1. Sedimentary rock changes into igneous rock.
  2. Igneous rock changes into metamorphic rock.
  3. Metamorphic rock changes into igneous rock.
  4. Sedimentary rock changes into metamorphic rock.
Grade 6 Rocks
What is the process of rocks being broken down over time called?
  1. Weathering
  2. Accumulation
  3. Condensation
  4. Evaporation
Grade 6 Rocks
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