Geology

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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What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

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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Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.

• metamorphic
• magma
• igneous
• sedimentary

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The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's

• hardness

• specific gravity

• luster

• streak

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture