Rocks & Rock Cycle

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

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Sedimentary Rock

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This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

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Intrusive Igneous Rock

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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

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When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

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Lava

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When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____

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Texture

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The individual particles that make up a rock are known as _____

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Grains

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What are the 3 major types of rocks? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation, Brown, Red, Gray, Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

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Extrusive and Intrusive

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks? Options: Lava cools and hardens to form a rock., Bits of rock form layers that are cemented into one rock, Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks., Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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Bits of rock form layers that are cemented into one rock

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Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

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sediments