Rock Cycle Review

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The type of rock formed when old rocks are weathered and the pieces that break off are cemented together into new rock.

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sedimentary

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The type of rock formed when heat and pressure change an old rock into a new type of rock.

Options: igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

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metamorphic

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The type of rock that may contain fossils.

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sedimentary

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Can all rocks on Earth's surface weather and become sediment?

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True

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Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been changed from heat and pressure.

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True

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The cycle of old rocks turning into new rocks is called_____? Options: the mineral cycle, the fossil cycle, the sedimentary cycle, the rock cycle.

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the rock cycle

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When molten (melted) rock cools and becomes a solid, a(n) _____ rock forms.

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Igneous

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Sedimentary rocks are made up of

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small particles of sediment.

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How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

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Heat and Pressure

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What is letter A?

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Melting