Rocks Test Review

Front

What type of rock forms from sediment that gets cemented or pressed together under pressure?

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Sedimentary rock

Front

What are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks?

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Fossils

Front

What is the process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock?

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Erosion

Front

How are metamorphic rocks classified?

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Foliated or nonfoliated

Front

What is the term for the dropping of sediments in layers?

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Deposition

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

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Igneous rock

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering

Front

What is the term for the solid material that forms from the cooling of magma?

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Igneous rock

Front

What is the rock cycle?

Back

The continuous process of rock formation and transformation.

Front

What are the two main types of igneous rocks?

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Intrusive and extrusive