Rock Cycle (lesson)

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What are the 3 types of rocks? (select 3 answers)

• metamorphic

• sedementary

• balsamic

• igneous

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What are the 3 types of rocks? (select 3 answers)

• metamorphic

• sedementary

• balsamic

• igneous

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The process in which rocks change from one type to another is called the -

• metamorphic cycle

• rock cycle

• water cycle

• convection cycle

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The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals is called -

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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The action that moves soil, rocks and dissolved minerals from one location to another is called -

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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The action in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to landforms is called -

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

​Rocks

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What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals and other materials into sedimentary rocks?

• Compacting and Cementing

• Cooling

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

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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

​Rocks

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Metamorphic rocks are changed as a result of ______ and ______. (select 2 answers)

• heat

• pressure

• cementation

• compactions

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This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

​Rocks

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

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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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In order for sedimentary rock to form, which of the following must occur?

• compaction

• intrusion

• oxidation

• metamorphism

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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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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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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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A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Magma

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A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sediments

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When heat and water and ice break down rock into sediments this is called?

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Deposition

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The rock that forms by heat and pressure deep under ground?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Lava

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Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Compaction

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How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compaction and Cementation

• Heat and Pressurew

• Melting and cooling

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When particles are eroded and moved, they are eventually laid down in a process called: 

• deposition

• weathering

• supposition

• refraction

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Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Organic

• Metamorphic

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

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

• Sedimentar

• 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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After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. 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 was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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The process by which sediments move from one place to another from wind or rain is called...

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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What causes igneous rocks to form?

• Erosion and Weathering

• Cooling of magma or lava

• Heat and Pressure

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what is the rock cycle.

• molten rock that is stored underground.

• rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

• a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.