The Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. This creates layers in the rock. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. Comes from inside a volcano. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

• meteorologist

• veterinarian

• podiatrist

• geologist

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces because of exposure to natural elements, like ice, wind, water, and living things, is called __________.

• sediments

• weathering

• erosion

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Rocks are always changing and going through the rock cycle.

• true

• false

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The process by which metamorphic (MORPH) rocks are formed...

• melting and cooling

• heat and pressure

• erosion and deposition

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Broken down smaller pieces of rock are called _________.

• weathering

• texture

• sediment

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______ rock forms from magma/lava.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?

• cementation

• weathering

• composition

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