Science Ch. C2 Lesson 2-3 - Rocks

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ________.

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

• cementation and compaction

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Igneous rock transforms to metamorphic rock by __________.

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

• cementation

After a metamorphic rock turns to sediment, it becomes a sedimentary rock by _________.

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

• cementation and compaction

Sedimentary rock transforms to igneous rock by ________.

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

• cementation and compaction

Igneous rock transforms to metamorphic rock by _______.

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

• cementation and compaction

What process turns large rock into sediment?

• melting

• erosion

• pressure

• weathering

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What type of rock is formed from melted rock that cools and hardens?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is formed from sediment being squeezed and stuck together?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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What type of rock is made from other rock undergoing great heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What is magma?

• molten rock from inside the earth

• molten rock and earth's surface