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6.23 Rock Cycle and Identification of Rocks and Minerals Worksheet

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Rock Cycle and Identification of Rocks and Minerals - Which diagram or model best shows rock cycle and identification of rocks and minerals? (DCI ESS2.A)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Use the comprehensive rock cycle diagram with numbered arrows. Which set of arrow numbers could trace one correct path from magma to sedimentary rock and then to metamorphic rock?
A2, 1, 4, 3
B2, 5, 1, 3
C5, 4, 1, 2
D1, 2, 3, 4
Solution & Explanation:A correct path is magma --(1 cooling)--> igneous rock --(2 weathering and erosion)--> sediment --(3 compaction and cementation)--> sedimentary rock --(4 heat and pressure)--> metamorphic rock.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
A geologist identifies an unknown sample as a rock, not a mineral, because it contains quartz, feldspar, and mica together. Which reasoning is best?
AAny sample with mica must be liquid
BQuartz, feldspar, and mica cannot occur together
CA rock can be a mixture of several minerals, but a mineral has a more definite composition
DOnly minerals can contain crystals
Solution & Explanation:Rocks are commonly made of several minerals. A mineral is a more specific substance with a definite composition and structure.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
A class builds three models: pressing sand under books, melting crayons, and squeezing layered clay strips so the colors bend into bands. Which model best represents metamorphic foliation?
ASqueezing layered clay strips so the colors bend into bands
BPressing dry sand only
CNone of the models because rocks cannot be modeled
DMelting crayons
Solution & Explanation:Foliation forms when pressure causes minerals to line up into bands or layers. The clay-strip model best shows that type of solid-state change.

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