Rock Cycle Review

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Refer to the Rock Cycle diagram. What statement best describes a process that occurs in the rock cycle?

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Melting

Front

A rock formed beneath a lake and contains fossils of aquatic animals. Over time, this rock is forced into the mantle due to plate movement and melts. As the melted magma cuts through rock layers, it cools and crystallizes below the surface. Which change in rock type has occurred?

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Sedimentary rock has turned into igneous rock

Front

What type of rock is formed due to cooling and crystallization?

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Igneous rock

Front

Which statement best describes how sedimentary rock is formed?

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Layers of sediments were compressed and cemented over time.

Front

Which is labeled correctly: 1-Igneous Rock, 2-Sedimentary Rock, 3-Sediments, 4-Metamorphic Rock; 1-Metamorphic Rock, 2-Igneous Rock, 3-Sediments, 4-Sedimentary Rock; 1-Sedimentary Rock, 2-Metamorphic Rock, 3-Igneous Rock, 4-Sediments; 1-Sediments, 2-Metamorphic Rock, 3-Igneous Rock, 4-Sedimentary Rock?

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1-Sedimentary Rock, 2-Metamorphic Rock, 3-Igneous Rock, 4-Sediments

Front

What forces can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

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Heat and pressure

Front

Which statement would BEST describe chemical weathering?
1. Lichen growing on rocks can produce acid that reacts with the rock and helps to break down the rock to form soil
2. Water freezing and thawing causing the rock to break down into smaller pieces and help form soil
3. Scraping of rocks due to friction between rocks and moving particles in ocean waves
4. Roots of a plants growing in the side of a mountain breaks down rocks into smaller pieces helping to create soil

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Lichen growing on rocks can produce acid that reacts with the rock and helps to break down the rock to form soil

Front

Look at the diagram. Permeability is determined by the soil's texture. Which type of soil would be LEAST permeable? Options: Gravel, Sand, Silt, Clay

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Clay

Front

Which statement about the texture of soil and permeability is correct?
Smaller the particles the higher the permeability,
Smaller the particles the lower the permeability,
Larger the particles the lower the permeability,
Particle size does not affect the permeability

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Smaller the particles the lower the permeability

Front

Look at the picture of this cave. What erosion agent MOST likely caused the formation of this cave? Options: Sandblasting due to the wind blowing sand, Water freezing and then thawing causing the cracks in the cliff, Water from the ocean wearing away the cliff, Pressure caused by two plate moving together

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Water from the ocean wearing away the cliff