Rocks and Rock Cycle

How are rocks sorted?

• by their size

• by how they are formed

• by their color

• by their shape

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What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma or lava?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What type of rock forms from sediment that settles to form layers?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What type of sedimentary rock forms from ribbons of different sand?

• limestone

• conglomerate

• sandstone

What type of sedimentary rock forms from bones and shells of sea creatures?

• limestone

• conglomerate

• sandstone

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What type of sedimentary rock is made of chunks of rock glued together by other rock?

• limestone

• conglomerate

• sandstone

What type of rockis formed by heat and pressure?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Which of the following statements is true about the rock cycle?

• Sedimentary rock can be changed only to metamorphic rock

• Any rock can be changed into any other type of rock

• Igneous rock can be changed to only sedimentary rock

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Which type of rock is most likely to form at plate boundaries?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

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Which type of rock usually forms near places where sediment builds up?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous