Generation Genius: Rocks & Minerals

A __________ is a solid, naturally formed substance, that always has the same composition.

• rock

• carbon

• mineral

• water

__________ rocks are formed when magma cools.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Mineral

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When igneous rocks break apart (weathering), it forms __________.

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sediments

• crystals

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__________ is an example of metamorphic rocks.

• Pumice

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Marble

One example of a sedimentary rock is __________.

• pumice

• obsedian

• sandstone

• marble

Salt crystals form when __________.

• magma cools

• sandstone is heated

• sandstone weathers

• water evaporates

Which of he following are formed from minerals mixed together?

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Marble

• All of the above

A __________ is where two tectonic plates meet and one gets pushed underneath the other.

• rift zone

• subduction zone

• transform fault

• rock layer

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The __________ describes the process by which rocks change forms.

• rock cycle

• water cycle

• igneous cycle

• metamorphic process

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__________ are layers of sedimentary rock.

• Pumice

• Crystals

• Strata

• Magma

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