Rock Cycle Lesson

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A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• magma, lava, crystals

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Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

• intrusive igneous

• foliated metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

• organic sedimentary

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This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

• Mineral

• Fossil

• Rock

• Sediment

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This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

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What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

• Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

• Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

• Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

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Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

• weather and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

• melting, cooling, and hardening

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If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

• magma

• rocks

• sediment

• metamorphic rocks

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What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.

• chemical weathering 
• physical or mechanical weathering
• erosion
• Deposition

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Acid rain is most likely to cause...

• deposition
• glaciers to move
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

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thermal fractionation, frost wedging, hydration shattering, exfoliation and abrasion. are forms of what? 

• Mechanical Weathering 
• Erosion
• Chemical Weathering 
• Compaction 

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Dissolution, hydrolysis, Hydration, and  Oxidation and Acid Rain are examples of what kind of weathering?

• Mechanical Weathering
• Abrasion 
• Chemical Weathering
• Bill Nye the science guy

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These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

• ice wedging
• dumptruck
• permeability
• acid rain

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A process that breaks up rocks using PHYSICAL changes that don't change the actual substance.  

• Chemical Weathering 
• Animals 
• Plants 
• Mechanical Weathering 

Multiple Choice

What type of Weathering is caused by animal actions?

• Chemical Weathering 
• Erosion 
• Mechanical Weathering 
• Animals