Rock Cycle

What are the tiny pieces of rocks and dirt carried by water called?

• Pebbles

• Gravel

• Clay

• Sediment

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Which type of rock is formed under high pressure from layers of sediment?

• Crystal rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

What causes metamorphic rocks to form?

• Cooling of lava

• Deposition of sediment

• Heat and pressure from magma

• Erosion of mountains

What is magma called when it reaches the Earth's surface?

• Granite

• Lava

• Sediment

• Basalt

What starts the rock cycle again after igneous rocks are formed?

• Melting of rocks

• Eruption of a volcano

• Compression into sedimentary rock

• Weathering and erosion

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What Are The Three Main Types Of Rocks?

• Igneous, Depository, Metamorphic

• Depository, Igneous, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Depository

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• Heating and cooling

• Deposition

• Heating and pressure

• Materials gathering and pressing together

How are igneous rocks formed?

• Sediment forming together

• Heating and pressure

• Cooling

• Deposition

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• Heating and pressure

• Sediment forming together

• Weathering

• Cooling

Rocks can turn into any other rocks?

• True

• False