Rocks/Weathering/SOil

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

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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Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

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Permeability is...

• when soil gets carried away

• when soil is broken down by wind, water, or ice

• how fast water travels through the soil

• how much water the soil holds

What is molten rock that erupts onto or above the Earth’s surface?

• grain
• lava
• magma
• sediment

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Which of these structures form when materials are deposited, buried, and cemented?

• intrusive structures
• volcanic mountains
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock

Two tectonic plates pushing toward each other cause intense heat and pressure in Earth’s crust. Into which will crust material be changed by heat and pressure?

• fossils 
• metamorphic rock
• sediments
• igneous rock

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