The Rock Cycle and Fossils

What is the process called where rocks can turn into each other?

• Rock Cycle

• Rock Erosion

• Rock Weathering

• Rock Melting

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What breaks rocks down into smaller pieces called sediments?

• Wind and Rain

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting and Cooling

• fossilization

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into sediments?

• Weathering and Erosion

• Melting and Cooling

• Heating and Pressuring

• Sedimentation and Compaction

What type of rock is formed when sediments stick together?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Magma

What turns sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

• Heat and Pressure

• Wind and Rain

• Melting and Cooling

• Erosion and Weathering

What happens to metamorphic rocks in the heat?

• They turn into magma

• They become sedimentary

• They erode

• They cool down

What is the starting point for most rocks on Earth?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Magma

What is the final stage of the rock cycle when magma cools?

• It becomes igneous rock

• It becomes sedimentary rock

• It becomes metamorphic rock

• It evaporates

What is molten, or hot liquefied rock located deep below the Earth's surface?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Magma

• Igneous rock

What type of rock forms when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Magma