What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

It must be broken down into sediment

Its minerals must dissolve in water

It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

Which of these statements describes what happens during radioactive decay?

An unstable isotope breaks down and becomes stable

A stable isotope interacts with an unstable isotope

An unstable isotope bonds with a stable isotope

A stable isotope breaks down and becomes unstable

Hank passes by a building every day on his way to school. He notices that the rock used to build the walls of the building is a different type than the rock used to build the steps. How could energy have played a role in the different rock types forming?

Energy from different sources leads to different types of rock. Energy inside Earth melts rock into liquid, but energy from the sun causes the rock to weather into small pieces of rock.

Energy caused one rock type to form, but not the other. Rock that forms because of energy is a different type of rock than rock that forms without energy.

Energy changes rock in different ways, depending on the starting rock type. Energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.

Energy changes rock on different continents in different ways. Each continent on Earth has different rock that might form liquid rock or small rock pieces when exposed to energy.

A geology student describes a rock sample she is studying in class. The rock sample is igneous rock, but the student wonders if the material that it formed from was part of a sedimentary rock formation millions of years ago. Could this be correct? Could the material for igneous rock come from sedimentary rock?

Yes, if sedimentary rock is moved below Earth's outer layer and exposed to energy from the Earth's interior, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

Yes, if sedimentary rock is exposed to energy from the sun at Earth's surface for a long enough time, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

No, Igneous rock can only form other igneous rocks.

No, Sedimentary rocks can only form other sedimentary rocks.

Africa and Europe are very close to each other, but they used to be far apart. Which diagram above shows what happened to the plates that Africa and Europe are part of?

Diagram C: One plate went underneath the other plate and sank into the soft rock below.

Diagram A: The plates hit each other and broke into pieces, creating sand.

Diagram B: The plates pushed against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.

Diagram D: One plate went underneath the other plate and sank into the ocean below.

Could material from this sedimentary rock ever form igneous rock?

Yes, if sedimentary rock is subducted below Earth's outer layer and exposed to energy from Earth's interior, it can melt into liquid rock and form Igneous rock.

No, igneous rock can only form from igneous rock.

No igneous rock forms under Earth's outer layer due to energy from Earth's interior, but sedimentary rock is only at the Earth's surface.

Yes, if sedimentary rock is exposed to energy from the sun at the surface, it can melt and cool and form igneous rock.

Mining companies have technology that can detect rock formations underneath Earth’s outer layer. One mining company detects an igneous rock formation underneath Earth’s outer layer. The geologists working for the company wonder if material in this igneous rock used to be sedimentary rock at Earth’s surface. Can material in sedimentary rock become igneous rock? Explain your answer.

Uplift, weather and Erodes then compacts and cements

Rock Transformations Review

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like?

crosses

cross section

cross out

cross fit

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is the process of sediment being glued together?

compaction

construction

cementation

caption

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is the process of sediment being buried and pressed together?

compaction

caption

cementation

concoction

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is the ability to make things move or change?

eccentric

emotion

exact

energy

What is the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind and flowing water?

energy

weathering

work

erosion

The rock type that forms when magma cools and becomes solid is

metamorphic

igneous

sedimentary

marble

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Hot liquid rock below the Earth's surface is called

metamorphic

sediment

igneous

magma

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What is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like?

What is the process of sediment being glued together?

What is the process of sediment being buried and pressed together?

What is the ability to make things move or change?

What is the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind and flowing water?

The rock type that forms when magma cools and becomes solid is

Hot liquid rock below the Earth's surface is called

Which type of rock is formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

One of the different types of matter that makes up rock is

What is a region of rock that formed as a single rock type?

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