Three types of Rocks

How do human activities impact the rock cycle?

• Human activities like mining and construction can accelerate erosion and alter natural processes in the rock cycle.

• Human activities have no effect on the rock cycle.

• Human activities only slow down the rock cycle.

• Human activities only affect the water cycle, not the rock cycle.

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What is the correct order of processes for forming most sedimentary rocks?

• Erosion, weathering, deposition, compaction, cementation.

• Weathering, erosion, compaction, deposition, cementation.

• Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation.

• Cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering, deposition.

What are all rocks composed of?

• Minerals.

• Water.

• Organic matter.

• Gases.

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What is weathering?

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

• The process of creating new rocks from minerals.

• The movement of rocks from one place to another.

• The formation of soil from organic matter.

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What are fossils?

• Remains or traces of ancient living organisms preserved in rocks.

• Ancient rocks that contain minerals.

• Modern organisms that have been preserved in ice.

• The study of ancient civilizations through their artifacts.

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What is a Sedimentary Rock?

• A type of rock formed by the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles.

• A type of rock formed from volcanic activity and solidified lava.

• A type of rock that is formed under high pressure and temperature deep within the Earth.

• A type of rock that is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma.

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What type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals dissolved in water crystallize?

• Clastic rock

• Organic rock

• Chemical rock

• Metamorphic rock

What is a Metamorphic Rock?

• A type of rock that has been changed from its original form by heat, pressure, or chemical processes.

• A type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

• A type of rock that is formed by the accumulation of sediment over time.

• A type of rock that is formed from the remains of living organisms.

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What is the rock cycle?

• The process of weathering and erosion of rocks.

• The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation through various geological processes.

• The formation of rocks from molten lava.

• The transformation of rocks into soil over time.

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What is erosion?

• The movement of broken down rocks.

• The process of sedimentation in rivers.

• The formation of new rocks from magma.

• The weathering of rocks without movement.

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