Earth, Rocks, & Weather

This rock started as lava that cooled BUT then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Cool

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Translucent

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______ rock is formed from volcanic lava or magma

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Limestone and conglomerate are types of _______ rock

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Humus

Obsidian and pumice are types of __________ rock

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Crystal

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Schist and Gneiss are easily identified as ____ rock because of their wavy layers

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Ribbon

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• warm air melted the rock

• sun rays evaporated the rock

• ocean waves weathered and eroded the rock

• plant roots wedged away the rock

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Canyons are formed by

• earthquakes breaking rock layers apart.

• wind smoothing out rock formations.

• lava flowing from nearby volcanoes.

• rivers carrying sediments that weather and erode land.

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A rock is made from which of the following?

• Minerals

• Crystals

• Soil

• Humus

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What is sediment?

• Small bits of rocks broken down during weathering

• Remains of living things

• A feeling of nostalgia

• The remains of a fire

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