Rock Cycle

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What must occur for sedimentary rock to form? Options: Compaction, Intrusion, Oxidation, Metamorphism

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Compaction

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

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Sedimentary Rock

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This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

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Igneous Rock

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What are the 3 major types of rock?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this? Options: Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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What describes mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

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Sediments

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What causes igneous rocks to form?

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Cooling Magma and Lava

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Metamorphic rocks were once...

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sedimentary rocks that were changed by time, heat, and pressure

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Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

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Metamorphic

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A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?

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Igneous