The Rock Cycle

Rocks are made of...

• minerals

• ice

• dirt

• carbon

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Minerals are made of...

• rocks

• crystals

• water

• geodes

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True or False: Rocks can transform into different types of rocks.

• True

• False

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Molten rock underground is known as...

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• basalt

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Molten rock above ground is known as...

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• basalt

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The type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The type of rock that forms when intense heat and pressure causes rocks to change over a long period of time.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The type of rock that forms when layers of sediment gradually compress and are cemented together

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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Pieces of weathered and eroded rocks are known as...

• sandstones

• sediments

• minerals

• geodes

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The type of rock shown here.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary