The Rock Cycle (2)

Rocks are combinations of one or more _______________ that we find in nature.

• asteroids

• minerals

Select the three categories Geologists group rocks into. (You will select 3 answers)

• meteor

• igneous

• sedimentary

• asteroid

• metamorphic

Magma erupts from a volcano and cools quickly on the Earth's surface to form

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

Magma that cools slowly underneath Earth's surface hardens into

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

Metamorphic rock melts to form

• igneous rock

• magma

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Igneous rock melts to form

• metamorphic rock

• magma

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Metamorphic rock undergoes weathering and erosion to form

• sediment

• igneous rock

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Sedimentary rock undergoes _____________ to form metamorphic rock.

• heat & pressure

• compacting and cementing

Sedimentary rock undergoes weathering and erosion to form

• igneous rock

• sediment

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Metamorphic rock can only be formed through which process?

• heat & pressure

• cooling

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