Rock Cycle

Front

What type of rock forms from cooling magma inside Earth?

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Igneous intrusive rock.

Front

What is a rock formed from fragments of other rocks called?

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Sedimentary rock.

Front

What term is used for rocks that are broken down into smaller pieces?

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Sediment.

Front

How are the three groups of rocks classified?

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By how they form.

Front

What is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

Back

Weathering.

Front

What type of rock forms from lava that cools quickly on the Earth's surface?

Back

Igneous extrusive rock.

Front

What is the process called when sediments are compacted and cemented together?

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Lithification.

Front

What type of rock is formed under high pressure and temperature?

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Metamorphic rock.

Front

What is the term for the movement of weathered rock and soil from one location to another?

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Erosion.

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down by natural forces?

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Weathering.