Unit Part

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Mineral

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True

• False

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Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks

• Foliated Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

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A never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another.  

• weathering and erosion

• rock cycle

• heat and pressure

• pressing and cementing