EES Geology RockCycle & RockVocab

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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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The three groups of rocks are classified by

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How they form

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A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

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Metamorphic

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What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock?

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It must be broken down into sediment

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks? Options: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

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Which of the words below describe broken up rock? stalactites, magmas, metamorphs, sediments

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sediments

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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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The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.

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cementation

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What is deposition?

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Dropping off sediment

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

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weathering