Amplify- Rock Transformations Chapter 3 Quiz

Any rock can become magma or sediment.

• true

• false

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Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of

• rock transformation

• uplift

• plate motion

• weathering

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the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

• weathering

• cementation

• compaction

• erosion

The Rocky Mountains formed before the Great Plains.

• true

• false

Plate motion moves

• energy

• mountains

• rock formations

• grades

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____________ moves rock down, below Earth’s outer layer

• uplift

• sediment

• erosion

• subduction

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the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water

• escape

• elevation

• weathering

• erosion

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Uplift moves rock upward __________________.

• towards the surface

• towards the mantle

• away from the surface

• away from the mantle

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Different energy sources transform each rock type the same.

• true

• false

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Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can

• transform them

• erode them

• weather them

• cement them

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