Rock Cycle

What can happen to an igneous rock after it is formed?

• It can be transformed to metamorphic rock.

• It can harden and remain the same size and texture permanently.

• It can eventually weather into limestone.

• It can form rock that eventually becomes amethyst.

How long does it usually take for a rock to make a complete trip through the rock cycle?

• Thousands of years

• Centuries

• Millions of years

• Decades

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Rocks that are transformed into different rocks under intense heat and pressure are known as _____.

• sedimentary rocks

• volcanic rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

If you found a rock that appeared to have been formed directly from volcanic activity, how would you classify it?

• Sedimentary rock.

• Igneous rock.

• Volcanic rock.

• Metamorphic rock.

If you wanted to collect sedimentary rocks, what sort of characteristics would you look for in a rock's composition?

• Rock made from eroded material broken off other rocks and cemented together.

• Rock that formed from magma or lava during a volcanic eruption.

• Rock that includes sparkly crystals and other types of gemstones

• Rock that has been transformed into new substances due to intense heat and pressure.

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

• Marble

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

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How are igneous rocks created?

• It can be transformed to metamorphic rock by heat and pressure.

• It can harden and remain the same size and texture permanently.

• It can eventually weather into limestone, a sedimentary rock made from sea shells.

• It can form rock that eventually becomes amethyst, a mineral crystal.

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How are metamorphic rocks created?

• Cooling and crystallizing as it moves away from the core

• Formed from pieces of other rock

• None of these options are correct.

• Heat and pressure as they move toward the core

How are sedimentary rocks created?

• Formed from pieces of other rock

• Heat and pressure as they move toward the core

• Cooling and crystallizing as it moves away from the core

• None of these options are correct.

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What rock type is formed from the slow cooling of magma under the earth's surface?

• Extrusive igneous

• Intrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• sediment

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