Earth's Systems and Resources

Formed from remains of prehistoric animals and plants

• Geothermal
• Fossil Fuels
• Terraces
• Metallic Minerals

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When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• erosion
• weathering
• sediment

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

• sediment
• weathering
• erosion

Water, wind, gravity, ice, plants are all part of this kind of weathering

• Chemical

• Mechanical

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
• washing away beaches.
• moving topsoil.

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True
• False

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