Rock Cycle Review

The process in which sediment becomes "glued" or stuck together is called _________ .

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

• cementation

____________ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the Earth change without melting or weathering or cementing.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• candy

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True or False -- Granite is a sedimentary rock.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of metamorphic rock? 

• limestone

• granite

• slate

• basalt

In this diagram, what is represented at location E?

• sediment

• metamorpohic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• lava or magma

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In this diagram, what is represented at location D?

• sediment

• metamorpohic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• lava or magma

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In this diagram, what is represented at location B?

• sediment

• metamorpohic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• lava or magma

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In this diagram, what is represented at location C?

• sediment

• metamorpohic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• lava or magma

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In this diagram, what is represented at location A?

• sediment

• metamorpohic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• lava or magma

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Sand and rock deposited at the end of a waterfall and eventually compacted and cemented become ____.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock