Rock Cycle, weathering and erosion

Igneous rock transforms into metamorphic rock by...

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• melting and solidifying

• weathering and erosion

Igneous rocks can change into sedimentary rocks when the sediments are...

• compacted and cemented together

• melted and solidified

• subjected to heat and pressure

• weathered and eroded

Sedimentary rock transforms into metamorphic rock by...

• melting and solidifying

• adding heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

What are three basic rock types?

• Igneous, metamorphic, gneiss

• metamorphic, sedimentary, limestone

• igneous, sedimentary, granite

• Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

After transforming to sediment, the metamorphic rock transforms to sedimentary rock by...

• heat and presure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

• melting and solidifying

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is a well igneous rock that contains quartz, feldspaar

• Granite

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Shale

Which type of rock is formed when molten magma or lava solidifies?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• gneiss

What is an igneous rock or sedimentary rock that has been changed by extreme pressure and heat?

• lava

• magma

• metamorphic rock

• super - duper rock

Rock that come out of vocanoes form the greater part of Earth's crust. These rocks are...

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Limestone

When sedimentary rock is buried underneath a surface it may turn into another rock called

• Sandstone

• shale

• Igneous

• Metamorphic