Rock Cycle

Front

Fossils are found in ____________ rocks.

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sedimentary

Front

Sediment goes through _________________ to become sedimentary rock.

Back

compacting and cementing

Front

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

Back

sediment

Front

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

Back

False

Front

Which type of rock is made from a rock being changed by heat and pressure?

Back

metamorphic

Front

What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces called?

Back

weathering

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

Back

igneous

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

Back

erosion

Front

What are the three main types of rocks?

Back

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Front

What process involves the squeezing and sticking together of sediments?

Back

compaction and cementation