Rock Cycle

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Compacting and cementing of sediments can also be called

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lithification

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What type of rock forms from stratification? Options: Intrusive, Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Extrusive

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Igneous

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Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure? Options: Igneous, Sedimentary, Organic, Metamorphic

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Metamorphic

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Which type of igneous rock forms above ground? Options: Intrusive, Organic, Extrusive, Foliated

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Extrusive

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Coal is an example of a _______ sedimentary rock.

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Organic

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A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

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Melting and cooling

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Which type of metamorphic rock has minerals in bands or stripes?

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Foliated

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Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

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Weathering

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What type of texture does a SLOWLY cooling, intrusive igneous rock have?

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Coarse grained