Rock Cycle

Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ____.

• rock

• magma

• volcanic ash

• liquid fire

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Molten material that leaves a volcano's vent is called ___________.

• gas

• magma

• lava

• liquid fire

What is a solid that is made of one or more minerals?

• Mineral

• Fossil

• Rock

• Sediment

What is the continuous process by which a rock changes from one type into another?

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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Which of the words below describe broken up rock?

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

This rock was formed when molten rock (magma) cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Mineral