Rock Cycle Test

Front

What are the particles of weathered rock called?

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Sediments

Front

This is the type of rock that forms when earth processes change the texture and heat and pressure are applied.

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Metamorphic rock

Front

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

Back

Fossils

Front

This is the type of rock that forms from sediment that gets cemented or pressed together under pressure.

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Sedimentary rock

Front

This is the type of rock that forms from magma or lava hardening.

Back

Igneous rock

Front

How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

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Heat and pressure

Front

This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

Front

The three groups of rocks are classified by: How they form, Color, Grain size, Chemical Composition

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How they form

Front

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Front

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

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Extrusive Igneous Rock