Geology

Which of the following is a true statement about the rock cycle?

• Heat, pressure, cooling, weathering, erosion, and deposition change rock

• The formation of rock within the cycle ends after metamorphic rocks form.

• Weathering occurs in igneous rocks but never in sedimentary or metamorphic

If a process builds up the Earth's surface it is _________.

• Destructive

• Constructive

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If a process breaks down Earth's surface it is ________.

• Destructive

• Constructive

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The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is:

• foliation.

• erosion

• deposition.

• weathering.

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What processes can be used to complete the diagram of the rock cycle?

• A. 1 = cooling, 2 = weathering and erosion, 3 = pressure

• B. 1 = weathering and erosion, 2 = pressure, 3 = cooling

• C. 1 = weathering and erosion, 2 = cooling, 3 = pressure

• D. 1 = weathering and erosion, 2 = weathering and erosion, 3 = weathering and erosion

What must happen to a sedimentary rock in order for it to change into an igneous rock?

• It must be weathered and eroded.

• It must melt, then cool and harden.

• It must become cemented to other rocks.

• It must be put under pressure until new minerals form in it

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Which statement correctly describes the rock cycle?

• Igneous rock can only form by heat and pressure.

• Metamorphic rock can only form by crystallization.

• Magma can only form by compaction and cementation.

• Sediment can only form by weathering, erosion, and deposition

Shale is a rock formed when silt is compacted together. When shale is buried and experiences heat and pressure, it becomes slate. What type of change occurs in this process?

• Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic rock

• Metamorphic rock becomes sedimentary rock.

• Metamorphic rock becomes new metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock becomes new sedimentary rock.

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Which of these statements about the rock cycle is true?

• Each type of rock can change into any other type of rock through the rock cycle.

• The rock cycle can change the texture but not the composition of rocks.

• High temperatures are needed at each stage of the rock cycle

• All stages of the rock cycle occur beneath Earth's surface.

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Granite is a rock formed from the cooling of magma. When granite is exposed to elements such as wind and water, it weathers and erodes and the particles are deposited. Pressure causes these and other particles to form sandstone at Earth's surface. What type of change occurs in this process?

• Sedimentary rock becomes igneous rock

• Igneous rock becomes sedimentary rock

• Sedimentary rock becomes new sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock becomes new igneous rock.

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