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Grade 8 Rocks
Which are examples of nonfoliated rocks?
  1. marble and hornfels
  2. gneiss and schist
  3. slate and phyllite
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Rocks
This is a kind of chemical sedimentary rock.
  1. coal
  2. limestone
  3. slate
  4. marble
Grade 8 Rocks
What type of igneous rock cools slowly beneath Earth's surface?
  1. Sedimentary
  2. Intrusive
  3. Metamorphic
  4. Extrusive
Grade 8 Rocks
Which of the following factors has the most influence on the development of soil?
  1. slope of landscape
  2. amount of rounded sediment
  3. climate
  4. longitude
Grade 8 Rocks
This rock is most likely                         because it is                        .
Rock - Sedimentary - Conglomerate
  1. igneous; mafic
  2. igneous; felsic
  3. sedimentary; clastic
  4. sedimentary; crytalline
Grade 8 Rocks
Igneous rocks have which of the following characteristics?
  1. They are hard because of the minerals in them.
  2. They are strong because the mineral crystals are strong.
  3. They are made of interlocking crystals.
  4. All of the above
Grade 8 Rocks
Shale, limestone, and sandstone are three kinds of this rock.
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
Grade 8 Rocks
Which of the following correctly orders the rocks from the lowest metamorphic grade to the highest?
  1. slate, schist, gneiss
  2. gneiss, schist, slate
  3. schist, slate, gneiss
  4. gneiss, slate, schist
Grade 8 Rocks
Which is an example of a chemical sedimentary rock?
  1. sandstone
  2. halite
  3. slate
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Rocks
How does sedimentary rock usually form?
  1. Vertically
  2. Folding
  3. Diagonally
  4. Horizontally
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