Rock Transformations Review Version 2

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What is the process called when wind and water break down rock into sediment?

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Weathering

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Can any kind of rock be transformed into any other kind of rock?

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True

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What type of observations provide stronger evidence in geological studies?

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Detailed observations

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What information can hand samples of rocks provide?

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The rock formation they came from

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What natural phenomenon moves rock formations?

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Plate motion

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What is the term for the process that transports sediment from one location to another?

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Erosion

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What is the process called when sediments are pressed together to form rock?

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Compaction

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What is the term for the binding of sediment particles to form rock?

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Cementation

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock transformation from one type to another.