Rock Transformations Study Guide

Sediments are created by the process of _____ and ______

• Weathering and compaction

• Weathering and erosion

• Weathering and cementation

• Compaction and cementation

Movement of small pieces of rocks by wind and rain

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Cementation

Choose as many correct statements as possible about sedimentary rock

• Sediments are created by weathering and erosion

• Sediments are only created on the top of a mountain

• Sediments are created from sedimentary rock only

• Sediments can be created from any rock

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Mantle has to be heated up to 700C to 1300C to create magma

• True

• False

• May be

• I don't know

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Magma can be added above or below surface to create igneous rock

• May be

• False

• True

• I don't know

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Metamorphic rock is created by ______ and _____ under the surface of Earth

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering and erosion

• Heat and pressure

• Heating the mantle to 700C to 1300C

Wind and rain breaking a bigger rock into smaller pieces

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

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Sediments can be compacted and cemented together to create _____

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Conglomerate

• Sedimentary rock

Magma is ____ under or above the surface to create igneous rock

• Cooled

• Heated

• Melted

• Boiled

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Any of these rocks or rock materials can be converted into sediments

(choose as many as possible)

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

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