4.17: Earth's Minerals and Rocks- Challenge 3

1. Landslides drop large piles of sediment due to ___.

gravity

2. Weathering is a ___ phenomenon.

surface

3. Red rocks are formed when which element is present?

Oxygen

4. The process in which fluid deposits ions that bind loose sediment into rock is called ___.

cementation

5. Shale is made from ___.

clay

6. Order the following sedimentary rocks by grain size, from smallest to largest: sandstone, breccia/conglomerate, shale, and siltstone.

siltstone (1), shale (2), sandstone (3), and breccia/conglomerate (4)

7. Sediments are deposited ___.

horizontally

8. Which type of metamorphism occurs when nearby magma alters a rock?

Contact metamorphism

9. ___ metamorphism occurs over a large area.

Regional

10. Which of the following metamorphic rocks is foliated: quartzite, gneiss, or marble?

Gneiss

11. Metamorphism of limestone turns into ___.

marble

12. Slate is made from the metamorphism of ___.

shale