Rocks Review

A natural process that slowly changes or breaks apart rocks.

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• FOSSIL

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When sediments are PICKED UP and moved to a new place.

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• SCHOOL BUS

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When sediments are DROPPED OFF at a new location.

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• MAILBOX

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How do sedimentary rocks form?

• Lava or magma cools and hardens

• Sand, mud and pebbles settles into layers and get squeezed together.

• Extreme heat or pressure turn old rocks into new rocks

• Under trampolines

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__________________ rocks form when lava or magma cools and hardens.

• METAMORPHIC

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• WEIRD

What type of rock would you expect to find near a volcano?

• METAMORPHIC

• IGNEOUS

• SEDIMENTARY

• BROKEN

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What is needed for a metamorphic rock to form?

• HEAT

• PRESSURE

• HEAT AND PRESSURE

• WIFI

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic
• Magma
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Extrusive rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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