Quiz about Rock Transformations Study Guide

Question 1

The process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate movement is called _____________.

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Subduction

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Melting

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Uplift

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Weathering

Question 2

The MOVEMENT of sediment by wind or water...

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Erosion

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Sediment

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Igneous

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Cementation

Question 3

What type of rock forms when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

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Metamorphic

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Candy

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

Question 4

What do we call small pieces of rock due to weathering?

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Sediment

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Compaction

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Cementation

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Heat and Pressure

Question 5

What do we call anything that has mass and takes up space?

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Matter

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Energy

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Magma

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Erosion

Question 6

What 2 energy sources transform rock? Choose 2.

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Earth's Interior

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Earth's sun

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Water

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Food

Question 7

What is the process shown by letter E?

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Heat and Pressure

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Compaction and cementaion

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Melting

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Cooling

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Weathering and erosion

Question 8

What is the process shown by letter A?

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Cooling

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Compaction and cementation

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Melting

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Heat and Pressure

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Weathering and erosion

Question 9

What is the process shown by letter B?

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Weathering and erosion

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Compaction and cementaion

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Melting

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Heat and Pressure

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Cooling

Question 10

Identify the process shown in letter C.

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Compaction and cementation

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Melting

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Heat and Pressure

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Cooling

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Weathering and erosin

Question 11

According to the diagram, what rock groups can form from metamorphic rock?

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Igneous rock and Sedimentary rock

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Magma and lava

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Sedimentary rock only

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Melting rock

Question 12

On a hike up a mountain, Samuel sees small pieces of rock along the trail. The small pieces look just like the rock that the mountain is made from. How did these small pieces of rock break off from the mountain?

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Wind and rain interacted with the rock, breaking it into small pieces.

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The small pieces of rock were formed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. These disasters were strong enough to break the rock into small pieces.

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Rays from the sun shone down on the rock, and it broke into pieces.

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If anything were left out for a long time, it would break into small pieces.

Question 13

If Rock A formed from small pieces of rock, Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place, and Rocks A and B formed at about the same time, which statement is true?

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Rocks A & B are DIFFERENT types because they formed in different ways.

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Rocks A & B are the SAME type because they both formed from rock material.

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Rocks A & B are the SAME type because they formed at the same time.

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Rocks A & B are DIFFERENT types because they formed in different places.

Question 14

Iris visits the same park every week. The park has lots of different rock formations. How does the rock at the park change from week to week?

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The rock is not likely to change very much. Most rock transformation processes happen very slowly.

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The rock might change if it is the right season.

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The rock will not change at all. Rock just stays as it is.

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The rock will probably change a lot. Rock is always changing and transforming.

Question 15

Which statement is true about the pictured rock formation?

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The youngest layer is layer A because it's at the top of the formation.

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The rock formation is completely sedimentary rock, because it has layers.

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The rock formation is completely igneous rock, because the lower layers look like lava.

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The oldest layer is layer D because it's at the bottom of the formation.

Question 16

On vacation at a lake, Sarah's mom sees an interesting-looking rock formation. Sarah just learned about rocks in geology class and tells her mom that the formation is made of gneiss, a type of metamorphic rock. How did this metamorphic rock form?

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It was heated and put under pressure.

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Rocks don't form; they stay as they are.

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It melted and cooled

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It broke into sediment and then compacted

Question 17

Geologists in Egypt and Ethiopia are comparing rock samples from rocks found in the two countries. They are sharing information about the rocks to figure out whether they are the same or different types of rock. The information is as follows: Rock A formed from small pieces of rock. Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place. Rocks A and B  formed at about the same time.  Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock?

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DIFFERENT types because they formed in different ways

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DIFFERENT types because they formed in different places

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the SAME type because they formed from rock material

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the SAME type because they formed at the same time.

Question 18

Reina is making museum exhibits about two different rock types. How could energy have played a role in the different rock types forming?

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

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Energy causes different types of rock to change in different ways. Energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.

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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.

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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.

Question 19

Giovanni and his family go on a trip and they drive over a mountain range. Giovanni wonders how the rock they see as they drive over the mountain range might be different when they drive back home next week. What would you tell Giovanni about how the rock will change?

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The rock is not likely to change very much. Most rock transformation processes happen very slowly.

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The rock will probably change a lot. Rock is always changing and transforming.

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The rock will not change at all. Rock just stays as it is.

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The rock might change if it is the right season.

Question 20

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

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

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

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

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

Question 21

What type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies?

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Limestone

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Sedimentary

Question 22

Which process is responsible for breaking down rocks into smaller pieces through natural forces?

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Weathering

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Cementation

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Compaction

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Erosion

Question 23

What is the main factor that causes metamorphic rocks to form?

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Heat and pressure

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Cooling of magma

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Deposition of sediments

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Erosion by water

Question 24

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Volcanic

Question 25

Which process involves the transformation of sediment into rock by pressure and mineral cementation?

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Compaction and Cementation

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Melting

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 26

Which natural force is primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Heat from Earth's Interior

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Magnetic Fields

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Gravity

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Wind

Question 27

the process of sediment being glued together

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cementation

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compaction

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erosion

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weathering

Question 28

the process of sediment being buried and pressed together

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compaction

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cementation

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erosion

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weathering

Question 29

the ability to make things move or change

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energy

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sediment

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matter

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cementation

Question 30

hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth

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magma

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lava

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sediment

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mineral

Question 31

small pieces of rock

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sediment

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magma

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compaction

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cementation

Question 32

What is the process of sediment being glued together?

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cementation

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compaction

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construction

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Question 33

On the island of Hawaii, Keanu notices that the sand on the beach is black, the same color as the rock formations on the island. Keanu realizes the sand used to be part of the rock formations. How did material from the rock formations turn into sand?

Accepted Answer

Wind and rain interacted with the rock, breaking it into small pieces.

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Rays from the sun shone down on the rock, and it broke into pieces.

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If anything were left out for a long time, it would break into small pieces.

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The sand was formed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. These disasters were strong enough to break the rock into small pieces.

Question 34

Giovanni and his family go on a trip and they drive over a mountain range. Giovanni wonders how the rock they see as they drive over the mountain range might be different when they drive back home next week. What would you tell Giovanni about how the rock will change?

Accepted Answer

The rock is not likely to change very much. Most rock transformation processes happen very slowly.

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The rock will probably change a lot. Rock is always changing and transforming.

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The rock will not change at all. Rock just stays as it is. 3

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The rock might change if it is the right season.

Question 35

Jasmine travels a lot and collects rocks wherever she goes. She was examining two rocks from her collection, and she noticed that they are different types of rock. How could energy have played a role in the different rock types forming?

Accepted Answer

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

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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.

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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.

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Energy causes different types of rock to change in different ways. Energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.

Question 36

On a hike up a mountain, Delilah sees small pieces of rock along the trail. The small pieces look just like the rock that the mountain is made from. How did these small pieces of rock break off from the mountain?

Accepted Answer

Wind and rain interacted with the rock, breaking it into small pieces.

Answer

The small pieces of rock were formed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. These disasters were strong enough to break the rock into small pieces.

Answer

Rays from the sun shone down on the rock, and it broke into pieces.

Answer

If anything were left out for a long time, it would break into small pieces

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 38

Which process is responsible for breaking down rocks into smaller pieces through natural forces?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

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Cementation

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Compaction

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Erosion

Question 39

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Volcanic

Question 40

Which process involves the transformation of sediment into rock by pressure and mineral cementation?

Accepted Answer

Compaction and Cementation

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Melting

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 41

Contains fossils.

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sedimentary rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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extrusive igneous rocks

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intrusive igneous rocks

Question 42

The rock type formed when heat and pressure deep underground changes existing rock.

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metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

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sediment

Question 43

The hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth.

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magma

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lava

Question 44

The process of sediment being buried and pressed together.

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compaction

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cementation

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erosion

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weathering

Question 45

The process of sediment being glued together.

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cementation

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compaction

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erosion

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weathering

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