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Granite is a sedimentary rock. T/F?
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F
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Basalt is fine grained and is used mainly for paving stones and retaining walls. T/F?
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T
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Quartzite is a variety of limestone. T/F?
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F
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A quarry is an excavation from which stone used for building is taken by blasting or cutting. T/F?
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T
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Cost increases as the distance the cut stone must be transported increases. T/F?
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T
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Cavity wall units can be insulated. T/F?
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T
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Solid masonry walls are good insulators. T/F?
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F
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The process for laying concrete block is basically the same as for brick. T/F?
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T
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When a stone is laid, the grain in each piece should run in a vertical direction. T/F?
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F
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Structural clay tile walls should be designed to use standard size units. T/F?
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T
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____ is a solid mineral material, occurring in individual pieces or large masses, such as a hill.
a.
Sand
c.
Cement
b.
Rock
d.
Silt
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B
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Rock is divided into ____ basic categories.
a.
three
c.
nine
b.
six
d.
twelve
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A
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____ is an igneous rock named after its major ingredient.
a.
Quartz
c.
Serpentine
b.
Mica
d.
Feldspar
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C
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____ grains predominate in the sandstone used for building construction.
a.
Feldspar
c.
Silt
b.
Clay
d.
Quartz
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D
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____ is weak along planes and is in thin laminations.
a.
Rubble stone
c.
Bluestone
b.
Shale
d.
Brownstone
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B
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