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Week 2 Assessment

The document is a week 2 assessment for an Earth and Life Science class. It contains 25 multiple choice questions testing students on their understanding of different rock types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks), how rocks are formed and change over time through weathering and erosion, as well as related landforms and environments. The answer key is provided at the bottom.

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Week 2 Assessment

The document is a week 2 assessment for an Earth and Life Science class. It contains 25 multiple choice questions testing students on their understanding of different rock types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks), how rocks are formed and change over time through weathering and erosion, as well as related landforms and environments. The answer key is provided at the bottom.

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Week 2 Assessment

Name: _________________ Grade & Section: _______________ Date: ___________

DIRECTION: Write the letter of your choice on the space provided.

_____1. What does the presence of tiny crystals of a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?
a. The molten rock cooled deep under the Earth’s crust.
b. The molten rock cooled very quickly.
c. The molten rock cooled very slowly.
d. The molten rock remains melted.
_____2. Which if these rock is an igneous rocks?
a. marble b. limestone c. granite d. conglomerate
_____3. Which statement about metamorphic rocks is correct?
a. They are formed from all types of rocks under intense pressure and high temperature.
b. They are formed when rocks are transported and deposited.
c. They are formed from heated sedimentary rocks.
d. They formed from accumulated debris.
_____4. Which metamorphic rock is formed from limestone?
a. slate b. shale c. marble d. gabbro
_____5. Which statement is TRUE about the crystals in metamorphic rocks?
a. They are arranged in layers.
b. They are large if magma cooled slowly.
c. They are small if magma cooled very fast.
d. Gas bubbles are trapped during the cooling process.
_____6. Which of the following is the CORRECT order n the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a. sedimentation>cementation>compaction
b. compaction>sedimentation>cementation
c. sedimentation>compaction>cementation
d. cementation>compaction>sedimentation
_____7. Which type of rocks never contains fossils?
a. igneous rocks c. non-foliated metamorphic rock
b. foliated metamorphic rock d. sedimentary rock
_____8. In a cliff, where are the oldest layers of rocks made of sedimentary rocks usually found?
a. at the top b. in the middle c. at the bottom d. nowhere to be found
_____9. If you live in areas near volcanoes, which type of rock would likely to be found in the area?
a. igneous b. sedimentary c. metamorphic d. porous rocks
_____10. Which of the oxides below is present on the surface of a reddish brown rock?
a. iron oxide b. aluminum oxide c. calcium oxide d. manganese oxide
_____11. What kind of rocks is formed by the process of lithification?
a. igneous extrusive b. igneous intrusive c. metamorphic d. sedimentary
_____12. A rock sample show shell pieces in it. To what type of rock does it belong?
a. igneous b. metamorphic c. sedimentary d. none of these
_____13. Which is the hardest mineral?
a. calcite b. diamond c. quartz d. talc
_____14. How do igneous intrusive rocks form?
a. As a result of increasing heat and directed pressure.
b. From magma that cools and hardens deep within the earth’s crust.
c. From magma that are erupted, cools and hardens onto the earth’s surface.
d. made from fragments of rocks, sand, mud and other materials carried by stream into lakes.
_____15. What rocks are formed by the process of metamorphism?
a. igneous extrusive rocks c. metamorphic rocks
b. igneous intrusive rocks d. sedimentary rocks
_____16. Which of these is NOT an example of physical weathering?
a. freeze thaw c. human activity such as mining
b. acid rain falling on limestone d. wind blowing sand onto a rock
_____17. What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?
a. they get smaller and more rounded c. they get smaller and more jagged
b. they get larger and more rounded d. they get larger and more jagged.
_____18. In hydration, water is an active agent of chemical weathering. What happens when water loosely combines with
the minerals of the rocks?
a. Cements them together. c. Transports the rock into a lower altitude.
b. Converts the mineral into another kind. d. Weakens the molecular binding of the minerals.
_____19. What are the two things that affects the rate of weathering?
a. time and date c. type of rock and climate
b. rain and ice d. size of rock and time of year
_____20. Which of these is an example of erosion?
a. rain breaking down rocks c. light shining onto a mountain
b. wind blowing away sediment d. men digging mines

_____21. In which type of environment would you most likely to observe wind erosion?
a. a hot desert b. a thick forest c. a high mountain d. a rocky sea shore
_____22. Which of the following is NOT a process of wind erosion?
a. saltation b. weathering c. deflation d. abrasion
_____23. It is a feature of erosion when a cave erodes all the way through.
a. sea stacks b. sea caves c. sea arches d. headlands
_____24. Which of the following feature caused by ice erosion?
a. horns b. weathering c. deflation d. abrasion
_____25. What feature of deposition that makes a beach?
a. Shoreline deposition c. Ocean Shoreline/Waves
b. Rapid Mass Movement d. Slow Mass Movement
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Subject: Earth and Life Science Week 2

TOPICS/LEARNING COMPETENCIES NO. OF WEIGHT SKILLS NO.


SCHOOL DAYS OF
EASY MODERAT DIFFICUL ITEM
60% E T S
30% 10%
Classify rocks into igneous,
sedimentary and metamorphic 1-15 15
(S11/12ESIb-10).
Explain how the products of weathering
are carried away by erosion and 5 16-25 10
deposited elsewhere (S11/12ESIb-12).

Answer Key:
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. A-

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