rocks and rock cycle practice

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

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

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What do we call the material that comes from rocks that have been broken down into smaller pieces. This usually results from weathering.

• texture

• weathering

• sediment

• erosion

What causes igneous rocks to form

• compaction of sediment

• animal and plant remains aka fossils

• cementation or hardening of minerals

• cooling magma, lava, and pressure

• sediment

A model that describes the formation, breakdown, and reformation of a rock.

• Fall Zone

• Weathering/ Erosion/ Deposition

• Rock Cycle

• Soil Profile

Rock formed from sediments, such as sand, pebbles, shells and remains of dead plants / animals; often deposited in layers

• Regolith

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Rock formed from liquid molten rock (lava or magma) that cools slowly and hardens. Found near volcanoes and fissures; can have crystals.

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Regolith Rock

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Fossils (the remains or impressions of prehistoric organisms preserved in petrified form or as molds or casts) are found in ___________ rocks only.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Iron Oxide

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A rock consists of two or more minerals.

• True

• False

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When rocks are deeply buried, placing them under pressure because of the weight of overlying layers, this is called:

• lithification

• cementation

• deposition

• compaction

The dropping off of sediment in new locations by wind, water, and glacial ice; leads to the formation of new landforms over time

• Erosion

• Compaction

• composition

• Deposition

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