Rock Cycle

What are the three types of rocks that are part of the rock cycle?

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Sand, Stone, Volcanic

• Hard, Soft, Brittle

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is cool, and lava is very hot.

• Magma is molten rock on the earth’s surface, and lava is molten rock within the earth.

• Magma is molten rock within the earth, and lava is molten rock on the earth's surface.

• Magma is very hot, and lava is cool.

Igneous is a word that means _______________. It is formed when magma or lava cools.

• Fiery

• Heat

• Pressure

• Volcano

Sedimentary rocks are formed when sediment accumulates over time in deposits that form __________________.

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Minerals

• Layers

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Metamorphic rock is rock that has been changed by extreme heat and __________________.

• Sediment

• Pressure

• Erosion

• Minerals

Sedimentary rocks are types of rocks in which ___________________ may be found, since the process of forming these rocks can preserve plants and animal remains.

• Fossils

• Limestone

• Water

• Lava

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The oldest layers of sediment are found where?

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• At the top of the formation

• In the middle of the formation

• At the bottom of the formation

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What does the term “erosion” mean?

• The process of turning from igneous rock to sedimentary rock

• The process of forming fossils

• The process of sedimentary layers forming

• The process of soil, rock, and other dissolved materials getting

  transported from one location to another due to wind and rain

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What do you need in order for igneous rock to form?

• A mountain

• A volcano

• A canyon

• A glacier

What has to happen to sediment in order for it to become sedimentary rock?

• It has to be buried deep within the earth.

• It has to be around a volcanic eruption.

• It has to bond and harden.

• It has to be around boundaries between tectonic plates.

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