Travelling Through the Rock Cycle

Jordan is asked to draw an image of where he might find igneous rock. Jordan can figure out where this rock would be found by learning how it is formed. Which of the following will most likely cause the formation of igneous rock due to tectonic plate movement?

• Mountain formation

• Faulting and folding

• Volcanic activity

• Earthquake activity

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Weathering and erosion may seem similar, but these change agents are quite different. Which of the following best describes the similarity of weathering and erosion?

• They break down rocks into sediments and transport the sediments to new locations

• Breakdown of rocks into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

• Carrying away or moving of these weathered materials by wind, water, and ice to a new location

• Are forms of sedimentary rock that impact the shifting of Earths surface and core

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The weathering and erosion caused by wind, water, and ice contribute to the formation of sedimentary rocks because they produced which of the following results?

• Subsurface folding of rock layers

• Heat great enough to melt rock completely

• Breaking down rocks into smaller fragments

• Extreme pressure at great depths

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Kevin is studying the rock cycle. He was asked to label one part of it, as shown in the illustration. Which of the following correctly identifies the process that can change a metamorphic rock into magma?

• Melting

• Heat and pressure

• Cooling

• Weathering and erosion

The processes that are responsible for generating the material that makes up sedimentary rock are the same processes associated with which of the following?

• Weathering and erosion caused by rivers

• Folding and faulting of rock layers

• The flow of lava during volcanic eruptions

• Melting of rock as it reaches high temperatures

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Earth's rocks change from one type into another, as described in the rock cycle. One type of rock is known as a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are formed under which of the following conditions?

• Breaking of rock into smaller particles

• Heat and pressure causing existing rocks to be altered

• Particles of other rocks being deposited in layers

• Cooling of magma after a volcanic eruption

The formation of igneous rock is most directly related to which of the following geologic events?

• Glacier melting

• Mountain Building

• Weathering and erosion

• Volcanic eruptions

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As rocks move through the rock cycle, their mineral compositions and physical structures change to reflect the processes under which they are formed. Which of the following provides the driving force for changes on Earth's surface, Earth's layers, and the rock cycle?

• Plate tectonics

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Crystallization

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Grace has received a sample of metamorphic rock. She notices wavy layers and mineral deposits all over the rock. Grace wonders how this happened. The forces that create metamorphic rock are related to which of the following?

• The breaking of rock into smaller particles over long periods of time

• The extreme pressures associated with mountain building

• The transportation of Earth materials by moving water

• The cooling of magma above Earths surface after a volcanic eruption

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A diagram of one portion of the rock cycle is provided. Which of the following correctly labels the arrow, identifying the process that can change a sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

• Weathering and erosion

• Melting

• Heat and pressure

• Cooling