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This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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These are formed when layers of dead plants or animals covered by sediment and water are changed through heat and pressure over thousands of years

• antiques
• emeralds
• fossil fuels
• slate rocks

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Which fossil layer is the youngest? 

• A. Layer A
• B. Layer B
• C. Layer C
• D. Layer D

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Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• pebbles
• 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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This type of rock is a rock that has changed from another type of rock.

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

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What type of process most likely created the mountain chain seen here?

• Volcanic eruptions created the mountains over millions of years.

• Tectonic plates pushed together forcing one plate under the other and then pushing the land upward.

• Earthquakes broke the earth into pieces and parts of it fell into cracks between faults.

• A river flowed through the land and created the valleys between the mountains making them appear taller.

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Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock?

• F

• H

• G

• J

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What could have caused this rock formation to form?

• wind

• ice

• water

• both wind and water

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Several layers of sedimentary rock are illustrated. They are in the same order as when they first formed. Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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