Minerals and Rocks

Which BEST describes the rock cycle?

• New rocks form from older rocks.
• Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
• Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
• Layers of rock are broken by faults.

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Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

• heating and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling
• uplift and erosion

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When buried sediments are subjected to pressure, the mineral grains are squeezed together. This causes

• layers to rise to the surface
• new rock to be formed
• earthquakes
• volcanoes

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Which processes change magma into igneous rock?

• weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• cooling and crystallization

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Which statement is true about rocks?

• Magma is made of solid rock.
• Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
• Crystals are made of rocks.
• Minerals are made of one or more rocks.

Which sentence BEST describes a process in the rock cycle?

• Sedimentary rocks can melt to become metamorphic rocks.
• Volcanoes can deposit sedimentary rock to form mountains.
• Metamorphic rocks can form by the weathering process.
• Igneous rocks can become metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

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Which process causes sand grains to stick together to form sandstone?

• cementation
• abrasion
• combustion
• erosion

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Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• metallic

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Sedimentary rock forms when rock is first

• broken down by weathering.
• melted into liquid magma.
• exposed to great temperature.
• crystallized into natural glass.

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What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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