Rock Cycle

According to the law of conservation of matter....

• new matter is always being made

• matter cannot be created or destroyed

• matter only lasts for a finite amount of time

• the universe is constantly making more matter

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The grand canyon is an example of...

• erosion of sedimentary rock

• karst topography

• leftover igneous rock from a volcanic explosion

• sedimentary rock warped under high heat and pressure

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How does igneous rock form?

• from the compaction of sediments

• from existing rock warping under high heat and pressure

• from the cooling of magma or lava

• from precipitation out of a solution

How does sedimentary rock form?

• from the compaction of sediments

• from existing rock warping under high heat and pressure

• from the cooling of magma or lava

• from precipitation out of a solution

How does metamorphic rock form?

• from the compaction of sediments

• from existing rock warping under high heat and pressure

• from the cooling of magma or lava

• from precipitation out of a solution

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Some examples of igneous rocks are...

• marble, slate, gneiss

• sulfur, mica, fluorite

• sandstone, shale, conglomerate

• granite, pumice, obsidian

Some examples of sedimentary rocks are...

• marble, slate, gneiss

• sulfur, mica, fluorite

• sandstone, shale, conglomerate

• granite, pumice, obsidian

Some examples of metamorphic rocks are...

• marble, slate, gneiss

• sulfur, mica, fluorite

• sandstone, shale, conglomerate

• granite, pumice, obsidian

When metamorphic rock undergoes _________________ it becomes sediment.

• melting

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• high heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

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When sedimentary rock undergoes ______________ it becomes magma.

• melting

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• high heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

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