Rocks and Rock Cycle

Front

What can geologists find in old rocks?

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Fossils

Front

What do we call the material that comes from rocks that have been broken down into smaller pieces?

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Sediment

Front

What type of rock is formed from another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time?

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Metamorphic

Front

What are the three major types of rocks?

Back

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

Front

What type of rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted?

Back

Igneous

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Back

Igneous

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediment?

Back

Sedimentary

Front

What is the process called when sediment is pressed together to form rock?

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Cementation