Minerals and Rocks

How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?

• Particles are changed into liquids.
• Particles are compressed into layers.
• Particles are melted together by magma.
• Particles are heated by the Sun.

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In order for sediments to become rock, the sediments are generally

• liquefied.
• compacted.
• returned to their origins.
• mixed with organic material.

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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 process causes sand grains to stick together to form sandstone?

• cementation
• abrasion
• combustion
• erosion

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Coal is formed from

• plant remains decomposed under pressure.
• melted and cooled metamorphic rock.
• natural gas subjected to heat.
• seas that have evaporated.

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What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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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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What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?

• continental drift
• plate tectonics
• water cycle
• rock cycle

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