Rocks and Mineral Review

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The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

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Erosion

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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?

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Sedimentary

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This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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When granite is subjected to high enough amounts of heat and pressure to change it but NOT melt it, granite changes into -

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a metamorphic rock

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Granite is an Intrusive rock that -

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formed IN the ground, slow cool had time to make crystals

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What process breaks down rocks into sediments?

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weathering and erosion

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Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface

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intrusive

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A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth

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Igneous Rock

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What rock type does weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation form?

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Sedimentary

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Rock layers numbered 1,2, and 3 can only be classified as -

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Igneous rock