Rock Transformation Review

Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of plate motion.

• True

• False

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When rock moves upward toward Earth's surface it is called

• subduction.

• melting.

• cooling.

• uplift.

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What is the process of sediment being glued together?

• compaction

• construction

• cementation

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

• compaction

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• cementation

• concoction

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

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• marble

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

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• marble

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

• matter

• mineral

• money

• music

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The rock that is formed when sediment is pressed and glued together is

• igneous

• marble

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

The process by which rock material moves under earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion is

• abduction

• subduction

• reduction

• action

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What is the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water?

• weather

• weathering

• washer

• wash out

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