The Rock Cycle Review

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Extrusive

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Igneous

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Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure? Options: Igneous, Sedimentary, Organic, Metamorphic

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Metamorphic

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A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

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Melting and cooling

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Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

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Weathering

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What is the MAIN way rocks are classified? Options: Their color and shapes, How they form, Mineral bands, Where they form

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How they form

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True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

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False

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The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

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cementation

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When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

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Compaction

Front

What are the 3 major types of rocks? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation, Brown, Red, Gray, Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

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Metamorphic