Rocks, Minerals, Ores, and Fossil Fuels

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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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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Which processes change magma into igneous rock?

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• cooling and solidification

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 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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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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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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What type of rock forms from the cooling and hardening of magma that has erupted onto Earth's surface?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous