Geology 1G: Rock Cycle

Forces (a)   inside the ​ (b)   and at the ​ surface produce a ​ (c)   cycle that builds, ​ (d)   , and changes rocks in the ​ (e)   and mantle.

• deep
• Earth
• slow
• destroys
• crust
• core
• Solar System
• outside
• fast
• sediments

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Starting as an IGNEOUS ROCK, create one possible path through the rock cycle!

• Sediments get deposited, compacted, and cemented.

• The sedimentary rock that forms slowly gets buried deep within the Earth.

• An extrusive igneous rock on Earth's surface gets weathered and eroded.

• The metamorphic rock eventually melts from extreme heat.

• Pressure and heat change the rock into a metamorphic rock.

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Organize these options into the right categories

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(a) TRUE STATEMENTS

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(b) FALSE STATEMENTS

• Some sedimentary rocks become metamophic rocks.

• Igneous rocks can be melted.

• Igneous rocks must become sedimentary rocks before becoming metamorphic rocks.

• Igneous rocks can form when plates collide OR move apart.

• Metamorphic rocks always melt soon after forming.

• Metamorphic rocks can get weathered and eroded.

• Some rock types cannot be eroded.

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What process starts the ROCK CYCLE by helping to create magma?

• Plate Movements

• Tidal Waves

• Meteor Collisions

• Oil Drilling

• Tornados

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Rocks Formed When Plates Move Apart.

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(b) Rocks Formed When Plates Collide.

• SEDIMENTARY

• METAMORPHIC

• IGNEOUS

If metamorphic rocks form deep under Earth's crust, how is it possible that metamorphic rocks can be seen by geologists on Earth's surface?

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When oceanic plates move ​ (a)   , magma moves ​ (b)   and fills the gap with new igneous rock. When an oceanic plate gets ​ (c)   (pushed down) the ​ (d)   can create enough heat to melt rock. Sometimes these rocks get pushed ​ (e)   so far they melt all over again.

• apart
• subducted
• friction
• down
• upward
• downward
• together
• abducted
• lava
• ocean

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Which word best describes what is happening at the RED dot location?

e

Rock Cycle

Mountain Formation

Volcanic Explosion

Subduction

Fossilization

Abduction

Tornado

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Which rock type is least likely to be formed at the RED dot location?

a

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Igneous

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What would most likely happen if the Earth's interior cooled so much that plate motions stopped?

• Rock Cycle Speeds Up

• Rock Cycle Slows Down

• Rock Cycle Stops

• No Change

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