Willowridge High School Rock Cycles

Rock Cycles

by jorge rodriguez

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What are the 3 types of Rock types?

• Metamorphic

• Quartz

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

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there are two types of rock in this list. Pick the two that are the correct ones.

• Igneous

• Metatarsal

• Salinity

• Sedimentary

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What are the 3 types of Rock types? Yes this is a repeat!!!!

• Metamorphic

• Quartz

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

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When are igneous rocks formed?

• When erosion from water breaks down large boulders

• When earthquakes break up different types of rocks

• When Magna heats up

• When Magna cools down

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Igneous rocks are known to be ( 3 correct answers)

• very light 

• hard due to the volcanic heat

• filled with air

• very heavy

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What causes a volcano to erupt?

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What has to happen for Sedimentary rock to form?

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Sedimentary rock is formed in what shape?

• marble like

• glass like

• in layers

• brick shaped

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two correct answers...... Which are the top two layers of Sedimentary rocks?

• LImestone

• shale

• sandstone

• granite

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The bottom two layers of sedimentary rock are:

• LImestone

• Shale

• Sandstone

• Granite

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two correct answers. The top two layers of sedimentary rocks are:

• sandstone

• shale

• limestone

• granite

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What did you learn about metamorphic rock based on the video

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what is used to make Metamorphic rock? two correct answers

• other rocks

• other rocks

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What are the two ingredients needed to make Metamorphic rock?

• waters

• wind

• heat

• pressure

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Which geological event starts the formation of rocks?

• earthquakes

• solar eclipse

• volcanic eruptions

• hurricanes

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What is the first type of rock formed from a volcanic eruption? two words

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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?

• Magma

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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

• It must be broken down into sediment

• It must be melted into magma

• Its minerals must dissolve in water

• It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

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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?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

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Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks

• Foliated Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

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The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic 

• fossils

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Large rocks can be broken down into smaller rocks by wind and water.  These small rocks can break down into very tiny pieces called _______.

• minerals

• pebbles

• sediments

• chalk

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1. What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?

• it will melt into lava

• it will weather and erode

• it will become a metamorphic rock

• it will become a sedimentary