The Rock Cycle

What is the rock cycle.

• molten rock that is stored underground.

• rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

• a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

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A rock that forms when many small fragments of other rocks are cemented and compacted together is a(n)...

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• extrusive rock

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Marble, formed deep underground through heat and pressure, is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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Pumice, formed from cooled lava shoots, is an example of

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

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Which of the following processes allow sedimentary rocks to be produced?

• melting

• compaction and cementation

• extreme heat and pressure

• melting so that magma can be produced

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The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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