Type of Rocks


36. What is the name for the type of metamorphic rock that contains parallel layers of minerals?
a) Slate
b) Marble
c) Gneiss
d) Schist

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37. What is the name for the type of sedimentary rock that is composed of fine-grained clay particles?
a) Sandstone
b) Limestone
c) Shale
d) Conglomerate

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38. What is the name for the type of sedimentary rock that is composed of sand-sized grains?
a) Sandstone
b) Limestone
c) Shale
d) Conglomerate

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39. What is the name for the type of sedimentary rock that is composed of large, rounded fragments of other rocks?
a) Sandstone
b) Limestone
c) Shale
d) Conglomerate

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40. What is the name for the process by which sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediments?
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Lithification
d) Metamorphism

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