Rock Transformations Review - Ch.1-2

More ___________ provide stronger evidence.

• detailed observations

• educated guesses

Hand samples of rocks can give us information about the _________________________.

• rock formation they came from

• plate boundary the rocks are near

The Rocky Mountains and Great Plains are very different in many large-scale ways, but they have similar ____________________________.

• mineral compositions in some of their rock formations

• appearances

• fossils

• layers

Rocks __________________.

• can be formed in different ways

• are all formed the same way

Answer explanation

There are 3 different rock types: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Each rock type is formed in a different way.

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When sediment is compacted and cemented together, it forms _____________ rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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When magma cools, it hardens to form __________ rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

The rock formation in the Rocky Mountains is ______________ rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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The rock formation in the Great Plains is ______________ rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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Magma is made by _______________________.

• melted rock

• cooled liquid rock

• wind and rain

• the sun

Sediment is made by _______________________.

• melted rock

• cooled liquid rock

• wind and rain

• the sun

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