rock cycle

What are the three types of rocks that are part of the rock cycle?

• solid, liquid, gas

• igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

• sand, stone, volcanic

• hard, soft, brittle

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What is the difference between magma and lava?

• magma is cool, and lava is very hot.

• magma is molten rock on the earth's surface, and lava is within the earth

• Magma is molten rock within the earth, and lava is on the earth's surface

• Magma is hot and lava is cool

Igneous is a word that means____________. It is formed when magma or lava cools.

• fiery

• heat

• volcano

• pressure

Sedminentary rocks are formed when sediment accumulates over time in deposits that form__________.

• mountains

• minerals

• volcanoes

• layers

Metamorphic rock is a rock that has been changed by extreme heat and _________.

• sediment

• pressure

• time

• minerals

Sedimentary rocks are types of rocks in which __________ may be found , since the process of forming these rocks can preserve plants and animal remains.

• fossils

• limestone

• water

• lava

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The oldest layers of sediment are found where?

• at the top of the formation

• in the middle

• at the bottom

• under the ground

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What does the term "erosion" mean?

• the process of turning igneous rock to sedimentary

• the process of forming fossils

• the process of sedimentary layers forming

• the process of soil, rock, and other materials being transported from one area to another from wind and rain

What is needed in order for igneous rock to form?

• a mountain

• a volcano

• a canyon

• a glacier

What has to happen to sediment in order for it to become sedimentary rock?

• it has to be buried deep in the earth.

• It has to be around a volcanic eruption.

• It has to bond and harden.

• It has to be around boundaries between tectonic plates.

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