Rock Transformations - EXAM

________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Energy

• Light

• Matter

• Sound

Rock transformation happens very ________ and the rock is not likely to change very much over this period.

• quickly

• slowly

• erratically

• unpredictably

A __________ is one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks.

• mineral

• gas

• liquid

• organism

A region of rock that formed together as a single rock type is called a rock ____________________.

• layer

• formation

• cluster

• group

Compaction and Cementation form __________________ rock.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• volcanic

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When magma cools it forms ________ rock.

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• fossilized

What does the energy inside of Earth do to rocks?

• It melts them.

• It freezes them.

• It evaporates them.

• It condenses them.

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What does energy from the sun do to rocks?

• It weathers them.

• It melts them.

• It freezes them.

• It condenses them.

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Material from sedimentary rock can form igneous rock through which process?

• Melting and cooling

• They are completely different

• Freezing

• Only metamorphic rocks can

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering breaks down rocks; erosion moves them.

• Erosion breaks down rocks; weathering moves them.

• Both break down rocks.

• Both move rocks.

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