4.5C| Rocks and Rock Cycle Module Quiz

Overview

This module quiz will assess your understanding of what we've covered in this module with an emphasis on the learning outcomes:  

Directions

Before starting this quiz, ensure that you have completed all assigned readings, watched and considered the lecture, and completed all exercises with comprehension. This module quiz is open to notes, exercises, and textbooks but not to classmates, the internet, brother, sister, etc. Do your own work. Academic honesty is expected. 

Before starting, be sure to self-assess your understanding of the learning objectives. 

Carefully read each question, then choose or compose the best answer. You'll have 35 minutes and one attempt. 

Note: If you find that you need extra support in accessing any items in this quiz, please notify me via email right away so I can offer you an alternative.

Time Needed

45 minutes

Learning Objectives

• Apply texture and composition to identify rocks
• Use rock vocabulary correctly in lab exercises and quizzes 
• Illustrate the interrelationship among the three types of rocks using the Rock Cycle
• Connect rock types to their origins and their processes of formation 
• Distinguish between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks using texture and mineral content