Rock Cycle

​ (a)   rocks makeup 90% of Earth's crust.

• Igneous
• Magma
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

​ (a)   Created from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

​ (b)   Created from the deposition of sediments in layers over long periods of time, it often contains fossils.

​ (c)   Existing rock is subjected to very high heat and pressure, usually underground.

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

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​ (a)   is the creation of small pieces of rock through physical or chemical means.

​ (b)   is the moving of sediments from their original position.

​ (c)   is the settling out of sediments.

​ (d)   is the process by which sediment is squeezed and glued together into a new rock.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction

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Shale, limestone, and conglomerate rocks are examples of what type of rock?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Magma

​ (a)   refers to molten rock underground. When magma erupts from the ground on Earth's surface, we call it ​ (b)   .

• Magma
• lava

Using the picture above to answer the following question.

When magma cools, what type of rock is formed?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Compacting and Cementing

• Igneous Rock

When heat and pressure is added to a sedimentary rock what type of rock is formed?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Melting Rock

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What geological processes that lead to the creation of sedimentary rocks

• erosion

• weathering

• dissolution

• precipitation

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What are three key characteristics that help you identify igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

• Crystals

• Fossils

• Holes across the surface

• Ribbonlike layers

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Igneous rocks are ​ (a)   meaning that they are formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock.

• "fire-born"
• "cold-born"
• "compacted"
• "compression"