Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle

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Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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Is lava above or below ground

• below
• above

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Is magma below or above ground

• above
• below

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Name the following process:
tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock

• erosion
• pollution
• weathering
• evaporation

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What type of weather would cause the most erosion?

• rainy weather
• sunny weather
• freezing weather
• hot weather

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What is the name for the continuous changing of rocks from one type to another?

• rock cycle
• metamorphic
• weathering
• erosion

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Which type of rock would be likely to have fossils in it?

• lava
• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

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How is a sedimentary rock formed?

• from magma cooling slowly
• from lava cooling quickly
• by heat and pressure over time
• by pieces of rock being cemented together

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What are the three rock cycles called

• Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
• Minerals, Rocks, and Grains
• Grains, Composition, and Texture

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Do all rock cycles occur underground

• true
• false

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True or False:  Rocks can change only by melting.

• True
• False

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• Rift Zone
• Uplift
• Erosion
• Rock Cycle

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• Subsidence
• Weathering
• Uplift
• Rift Zone

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• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock

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• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock

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This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• Rock Cycle
• Uplift
• Deposition
• Erosion

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_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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A metamorphic rock can become ______.

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• all of these

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The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• compaction and cementation

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The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling

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Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Rock Cycle