Rock Cycle

Which type of rock often contains fossils?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Basalt

• All of the above

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Select all possible answers: How can intense heat and pressure affect existing metamorphic rocks?

• Intense heat and pressure cause the minerals in metamorphic rocks to recrystallize.

• Intense heat and pressure cause metamorphic rocks to weather and erode.

• Intense heat and pressure cause metamorphic rocks to break apart into sediments.

• Intense heat and pressure cause metamorphic rocks to melt and become igneous rocks.

A rock formed from cooled magma is called sedimentary rock.

• True

• False

The process of wind, water, and glaciers moving small pieces of rock from one place to another is called crystallization.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is NOT a process of the rock cycle?

• Crystallization

• Metamorphosis

• Weathering

• Condensation

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What type of rock forms from the cooling and hardening of molten magma?

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

Rock deposition occurs when rocks are broken down by water, wind, ice, and living things.

• True

• False

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Which of the following characteristics of a rock is affected by the cooling rate of magma?

• The rock’s color

• The rock’s texture

• The rock’s hardness

• The rock’s chemical composition

Sedimentary rocks form when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure.

• True

• False

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What determines the type of igneous rock that forms from magma?

• The heat and pressure the magma is exposed to

• Whether the magma enters water before it cools

• Magma composition and cooling rate

• The amount of compaction and cementation that affect the rock