Rock and rock cycle

Rocks and Rock Cycle

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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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The three groups of rocks are classified by

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

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All of the following are types of rocks EXCEPT ________.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Igneous

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_________ is a type of igneous rock that forms from the slow cooling of magma.

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• Intrusive igneous

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Which type of rock forms from SLOW cooling magma?

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

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_______________ is a type of igneous rock that is formed from the fast cooling of lava.

• Sedimentary

• Intrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive igneous

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________ are small pieces of material that comes from rocks or living things.

• Sediments

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Chalk

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____________ rocks are formed from the compacting and cementing of sediments.

• Extrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Intrusive igneous

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What two processes form sedimentary rocks?

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• compaction and pressure

• cooling magma

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When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

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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 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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The weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases the space between grains during a process called _________.

• Lithification

• Compaction

• Cementation

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______ is the process through which sediment turns into rock.

• Lithification

• Compaction

• Cementation

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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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When minerals dissolve in surrounding water crystallize between grains of sediment, _______ occurs.

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Lithification

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____ _____ ____ is a sedimentary rock that was formed by organisms.

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks

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_____ _____ _____ forms when minerals crystallize from water.

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks

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______ _________ _____:
Sedimentary rocks that are made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock fragment are known as clastic sedimentary rocks.

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

• Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks

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_______________ rocks are formed from extreme heat and pressure.

• Intrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive igneous

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The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

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The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

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Which type of igneous material cools fastest?

• lava

• magma

• sediments

• sandstone

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A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

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The best answer for section "A" in the diagram

• metamorphic/melting

• compaction/cementation

• weathering/erosion

• heat/pressure

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The best answer for section "C" in the diagram

• metamorphic/melting

• compaction/cementation

• weathering/erosion

• heat/pressure

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The best answer for section "B"

• metamorphic/melting

• compaction/cementation

• weathering/erosion

• heat/pressure