Rock Review

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.

• Pressure
• Heat 
• Heat and Pressure
• Weathering

What is molten or liquid rock material that is deep beneath the Earth's surface?

• grain
• lava
• magma
• rock

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Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

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You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Extrusive rock

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition