Rocks & Rock Cycle

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What is the process shown by letter B in the rock cycle diagram?

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Heat & pressure.

Front

What is liquid rock found on Earth's surface called?

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Lava.

Front

What processes change limestone into marble?

Back

Heat and pressure.

Front

What type of rock can contain fossil evidence of past living things?

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Sedimentary Rock.

Front

What is the process shown by letter A in the rock cycle diagram?

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Erosion.

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Front

What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces called?

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Weathering.

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

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Erosion.

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

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Igneous Rock.

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What is the process of sediment being pressed together to form rock?

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Compaction.