1.

Which igneous rock has a vesicular texture and contains the minerals potassium
feldspar and quartz?
(3) pumice - The answer is found on pg 6 of the reference table, looking at the
texture column, locating vesicular and then looking at the mineral composition.
2.Which set of rock drawings below is correctly labeled?
(3) - The sedimentary image looks like it's a lot of tiny pieces put together, and the
igneous rock looks like it's been solidified, while the metamorphic rock looks like it's
been under pressure.
3.Dolostone is classified as which type of rock?
(2) chemically formed sedimentary rock- Answer is found on page 7 of reference
table, between the two tables for metamorphic and sedimentary, duotone is found
under sedimentary and under comments is labeled as chemically formed.
4.What is the origin of fine-grained igneous rock?
(2) lava that cooled quickly at Earth's surface - On the igneous rock table, if you find
fine and go to the left it says volcanic under environment of formation.
5.WHich kind of metamorphic rock often forms from sandstone adjacent to an
intrusion of magma near Earth's surface?
(1) quartzite - under comments on the metamorphic rock table, you can find that
quartzite is metamorphism of quartz sandstone.
6.Which rock was formed organically and sometimes contains plant impressions?
(4) coal- under comments on the sedimentary rock table you can find that coal is
compacted plant remains.
7.Wavy bands of dark minerals visible in gneiss bedrock probably formed from the
(4) heat and pressure during metamorphism - under comments on the metamorphic
rock table you can find that gneiss is made by high-grade metamorphism.
8. Rita collected a cup of quartz sand at the beach. She poured a saltwater solution
into the sand and allowed it to evaporate. The mineral residue from the salt water
cemented the grains together, forming a material that is most similar to
(3) a clastic sedimentary rock - sedimentary rocks are made from clay minerals and
other fragments
9.Fossils of sea shells are fund in a natural bedrock exposure. How did this rock
possibly form?

(2) compaction and cementing of sediments - the seashell was most likely covered
by sediments and then hardened.
10.What is the most common mineral in andesite?
(3) plagioclase feldspar - you can find that in mineral composition under andesite on
page 6 of the reference table, plagioclase feldspar has the highest percentage
11.What kind of rock is likely to form from lava extruded by a volcano?
(3) fine grained igneous -on page 6 of the reference table you can see that under
volcanic on the igneous rock table going all the way to the right it says fine.
12.Most of the rocks shown were formed by
(2) compaction and/or cementation - most of the rocks listed are found in the
sedimentary rock table on page 7 of the reference table, they are listed as clastic
rocks therefore they are cemented.
13.. Which two rocks are composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals?
(3) sandstone and shale - both of these rocks are found on the sedimentary rock
table on page 7 of the reference table and both are composed primarily of quartz,
feldspar and clay minerals since it states so in the composition column.
14.Which table below shows the rocks correctly classified by texture?
(2) - the table in answer (2) is correct because the rock names match up to their
descriptions in the sedimentary rock table on page 7 of the reference table.