POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
CIEN 20032
GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS
ACTIVITY NO. 3
MODULE 3
ROCK MECHANICS
NAME OF STUDENT
DOMINGO, REGINE B.
NAME OF FACULTY
ENGR. RUFFA A. SAMONTEZA
DATE SUBMITTED
JANUARY 27, 2021
Activities/Assessments
Part I: Multiple Choice
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__a_____ 1. The most abundant sedimentary rock found in the Earth’s crust is
a. limestone b. sandstone c. shale d. igneous
__d_____ 2. Metamorphic rocks are changed rocks. Which of the following rock types
could be the “parent” of a metamorphic rock? a. metamorphic rock only
b. igneous rock only
c. sedimentary rock only
d. all of these
__c_____ 3. The branch of geology that deals with various aspects of rocks
a. Rockology b. lithology c. petrology d. geophysics
__c_____ 4. Also called plutonic igneous rocks, when magma solidifies below the
earth’s surface.
a. volcanic igneous rocks b. plutons c. intrusive rocks d. extrusive rocks
__d_____ 5. Also called volcanic igneous rocks, when magma reaches the earth’s
surface and form rocks.
a. volcanic igneous rocks b. plutons c. intrusive rocks d. extrusive rocks
__d_____ 6. It is a property of rock/ mineral that describes the color of mineral in
powder form.
a. color b. color powder c. water color d. streak
__d_____ 7. The tendency of a crystallized mineral to break along certain directions
yielding more or less smooth, plane surface is ____.
a. fracture b. hardness c. tenacity d. cleavage
__c_____ 8. It is a property of minerals that describes the ratio of the weight of the
mineral by the weight of an equal volume of water.
a. density b. unit weight c. specific gravity d. weight
__b_____ 9. Type of crust that is made up mainly of basalt and gabbro.
a. sedimental crust b. oceanic crust c. continental crust d. crustal plate
__c_____ 10. Type of crust that is made up mainly rocks with granitic to andesitic
composition.
a. sedimental crust b. oceanic crust c. continental crust d. crustal
plate Part II:
E, h, W Item 1 to 3: Three (3) classification of Rocks
t Item 4 to 8: Five (5) among several most common Rock forming Minerals
j Item 9: Igneous rocks formed when magma cools slowly underneath the
Earth’s surface
H, j Item 10 to 11: Two (2) Types of Igneous Rocks
F, b, J, S,U,n Item 12 to 17: Six (6) Igneous Rocks textures
K Item 18: When magma cools very slowly, the rocks formed will have
_____.
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X Item 19: Composition of igneous rocks in abundance of iron and
magnesium.
m Item 20: Texture of igneous rocks that are made of mixture of
volcanic material.
Y Item 21: Igneous rocks are considered acidic, basic, and
intermediate in composition based on the amount of ____ they contain.
Part III:
Classify the rocks listed below. Write only the letter for the correct answer. Ex. If you
classify the rocks as Sedimentary Rock, write letter A in the 2 nd column, and you
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identify the rock as clastic sedimentary rock, write A in the 2 nd column. No need to
fill in column 4 and 5. For Metamorphic Rocks, don’t fill in column 3 and 5 while for
Igneous Rocks, don’t fill in column 3 and 4.
Rock (For (For (For
Classification Sedimentary Metamorphic Igneous
Rock Name
Rocks) Rocks) Rocks)
A. Sedimentar
y Rock A: Clastic/ A: Foliated A: Mafic
Inorganic
B. Igneous B: Non-foliated B. Felsic
Rock B: Chemical
C. C: Organic
Metamorphic
C A
GNEISS
A C
COAL
B A
PERIDOTITE
A A
CONGLOMERATE
Part IV: Indicate the correct order of the process in the sedimentary rock formation.
1 as first event to 5
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FORMATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
4 Soil deposits are compressed together.
2 Rock fragments are transported or moved from
one place to another. Other broken pieces
become residual and stay in place with the
parent rock.
5 Dissolved minerals crystallize and
cements together
Rocks are broken down into pieces and/or
1 disintegrated.
3 Transported minerals come to rest and
deposited.
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