The Rock Cycle

Front

The series of processes that slowly change Earth's rocks from one kind to another is called the rock __________.

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cycle

Front

The process that breaks down granite into sediment is deposition.

Back

False

Front

Plate movements help drive the rock cycle by helping form __________, the source of igneous rocks.

Back

magma

Front

There are many pathways by which rocks move through the rock cycle.

Back

true

Front

Deep beneath the surface, __________ and pressure can change sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock.

Back

heat

Front

As rock moves through the rock cycle, material is not lost nor gained.

Back

true

Front

Through the process of __________, metamorphic rock can become magma.

Back

melting

Front

Forces of the rock cycle operate inside Earth not at Earth's surface.

Back

false

Front

Sediment piles up on the ocean floor through the process of __________.

Back

deposition

Front

The collision of continental plates can push up a mountain range, after which weather and erosion begin.

Back

true