Geology

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Fossils are most common in which rock types? Options: sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic, all of these commonly contain fossils

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sedimentary

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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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What is the rock cycle?

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model that shows how rocks are changed from one type to another

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Deposition is...

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materials deposited into a new location as sediment

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The removal of soil and rock from the Earth's surface is called...

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erosion

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When lava cools what does it form?

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igneous rock

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The word geology literally means the study of the

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earth.

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To test the Mohs levels of rock, you used a penny, steel nail, fingernail, and glass plate. What were you testing?

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mineral hardness

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What are the three types of rocks? Options: sedimentary, organic, & metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous, & erosion, igneous, weathering, & magma, sedimentary, igneous, & metamorphic

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sedimentary, igneous, & metamorphic

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In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.

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Heat and Pressure