Ch. 6 Earth's Building Blocks

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What are rocks made of? Clue: Look for the part where it talks about rocks being made of solid, nonliving substances.

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minerals

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled and solidified magma?

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igneous

Front

Which of the following rocks is known as "volcanic glass"? Clue: Find the part where it talks about lava cooling quickly and forming a smooth, shiny rock.

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obsidian

Front

What are sediments made of? Clue: Look for the section where sediments are described as tiny bits of rock, sand, and fragments of living things.

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Tiny bits of rock, sand, and fragments of living things

Front

Which type of rock can have fossils in it? Clue: Check the part where it talks about rocks that can contain fossils.

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sedimentary

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What happens to rocks that form metamorphic rock?

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They are exposed to heat and pressure.

Front

Which of these is a metamorphic rock that forms from limestone? Clue: Look for the part where limestone turns into another rock after being squeezed and heated. Options: marble, obsidian, granite, sandstone

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marble

Front

What is the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces called? Clue: Check the section where rocks are exposed to rain, wind, and temperature changes, breaking them down into smaller pieces.

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weathering

Front

What is the rock cycle?

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A process where rocks are created, destroyed, and recreated.

Front

Which type of rock forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together?

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sedimentary