Introduction to the Rock Cycle

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Write down everything you know about rocks.

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How are rocks classified? (Select 2)

• Color

• Composition

• Texture

• Shape

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What are the three classes of rock? (Select 3)

• Sedimentary

• Lava

• Metamorphic

• Magma

• Igneous

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What size crystals form when magma cools slowly inside the Earth?

• Small

• Medium

• Large

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What are rocks that cool inside the Earth called?

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Sedimentary

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Metamorphic

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What size crystals form when lava cools quickly outside the Earth?

• Small

• Medium

• Large

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What are rocks that cool outside the Earth called?

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Sedimentary

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Metamorphic

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What do scientists use to name sedimentary rocks? (Select 2)

• Size of sediment

• Color of rock

• Type of rock

• Color of sediment

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What process causes sedimentary rock to form?

• Melting

• Heat and Pressure

• Weathering and Erosion

• Weight pressing layers of sediment together

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What processes causes metamorphic rock to form?

• Melting

• Heat and Pressure

• Weathering and Erosion

• Weight pressing layers of sediment together

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What kind of rocks did metamporhic rocks start out as? (Select 2)

• Magma

• Sedimentary

• Lava

• Igneous

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Any rock can change into any other kind of rock.

• True

• False

Match

Match the following terms and definitions.

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Deposition

Wind, water, ice, & temp break down rock

Rock fragments created by weathering

Moving sediment from 1 place to another

Sediment ending up in water or low areas

• Wind, water, ice, & temp break down rock

• Rock fragments created by weathering

• Moving sediment from 1 place to another

• Sediment ending up in water or low areas

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Type your summary here, then write it on your notes page. Use your own words.

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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 but transformed after a volcano erupted. 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...

• 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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The process where material is added to land (or a landform). Can be deposited by water, wind or glaciers.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Magma, Lava, Crystals

• Air, Water, Earth, Fire

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The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• Erosion and Deposition

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting and Cooling

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What do we call the material that comes from rocks that have been broken down into smaller pieces?

• Texture

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Erosion

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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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Molten rock below the Earth's surface is called...

• Magma

• Lava

• Goo

• Really hot goo

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Molten rock above the Earth's surface is called...

• Magma

• Lava

• Goo

• Really hot goo

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What are the remains of plants or animals preserved in petrified form or as impressions made in rock?

• Crystals

• Fossils

• Geodes

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Which type of rock are fossils found in?

• Igenous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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Any rock can turn into any other kind of rock.

• True

• False