W.E.D ,Sedimentary, and Igneous Rocks Review

What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

• color

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation

 

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface

• organic rock

• extrusive rock

• intrusive rocks

• clastic rock

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shining onto a mountain.

• Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces. 

• Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

• All of the above.

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What is mechanical weathering?

• Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces

• Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.

• Rocks broken down by machinery.

• Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.

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Once magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called __________.

• magma

• sediments

• rock

• lava

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As you were climbing a mountain, you noticed that rocks were crumbling below your feet and moving down the mountain. What 2 processes did you observe?

• Erosion and deposition

• Abrasion and chemical weathering

• Weathering and erosion

• Abrasion and ice wedging

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