Rock Transformations Quiz 2 Review

When sediment being buried and pressed together the process is called ________________.

• cooling

• compaction

• melting

• cementation

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called ____________.

• Rock

• Mass

• Cement

• Matter

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The ability to make things move or change is called _________________.

• erosion

• energy

• weathering

• deposition

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What type of rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid?

• Conglomerate

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

When sediment is being glued together the process is called _____________.

• compaction

• cementation

• melting

• gluing

A region of rock that formed together as a single rock type is called _________.

• Rock Formation

• Rocky Mountains

• Volcano

• The Great Plains

What causes the movement of sediment from one place to another?

• Energy

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

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The rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Conglomerate

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What is the hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth called?

• cement

• glue

• magma

• water

What is it called when you take a small part of a rock that is meant to show what the whole rock is like?

• example

• sample

• piece

• sliver