Rocks/Minerals :)

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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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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

One condition necessary to produce diamonds is

• low temperatures
• quick cooling
• intense pressure
• high altitude

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of igneous rock forms beneath the Earth's surface and cools slowly forming LARGE crystals? 

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock

What is the hardest mineral?

• graphite

• fluorite

• diamond

• gypsum