Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?

• Coal
• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

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Which type of rock is made from lava or magma cooling?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which type of rock is made from a rock being changed by heat and pressure?

• Smooshed Rock
• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

Sediment goes through _________________ to become sedimentary rock.

• heat and pressure
• compacting and cementing
• weathering and erosion
• melting and cooling

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​ (a)   Created from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

​ (b)   Created from the deposition of sediments in layers over long periods of time, it often contains fossils.

​ (c)   Existing rock is subjected to very high heat and pressure, usually underground.

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

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​ (a)   is the creation of small pieces of rock through physical or chemical means.

​ (b)   is the moving of sediments from their original position.

​ (c)   is the settling out of sediments.

​ (d)   is the process by which sediment is squeezed and glued together into a new rock.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction

Igneous rocks are ​ (a)   meaning that they are formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock.

• "fire-born"
• "cold-born"
• "compacted"
• "compression"

Click on the part of the rock cycle that represents a MAGMA.

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Click on the part of the rock cycle that represents a SEDIMENT.

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Click on the part of the rock cycle that represents an IGNEOUS ROCK.

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