Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle

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Multiple Choice

Rocks are always changing.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock is formed from magma or lava?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock is formed from broken pieces of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock is formed from intense heat and pressure?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What is the Rock Cycle?

Different processes that cause rocks to change from one type to another

Multiple Choice

What 2 processes form igneous rocks?

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

Multiple Choice

What processes form sedimentary rocks?

• weathering and erosion

• deposition

• compaction and cementation

• all the above

Weathering

The breaking down of rocks through wind and rain

Weathering

Erosion

The process where broken pieces of rock are transported

Open Ended

Name 2 ways in which erosion occurs.

Erosion occurs with wind, water, or ice.

Deposition

The laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice.

Compaction

The process of squeezing sediment together

Cementation

When loose sediments are 'glued' together

Multiple Choice

What 2 processes form metamorphic rocks?

• melting and cooling

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

Multiple Choice

Can a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Can a metamorphic rock become an igneous rock?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Can an igneous rock melt and become a different type of igneous rock?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Can any type of rock change into any type of rock?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What powers the rock cycle?

• the sun

• heat

• both sun and heat

• none of the above

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