Rock Transformations Study Guide

The process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate movement is called _____________.

• Subduction
• Melting
• Uplift
• Weathering

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The MOVEMENT of sediment by wind or water...

• Sediment
• Igneous
• Erosion
• Cementation

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Earth’s rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth’s processes

• Plate Tectonics
• Rock Cycle
• Subduction
• Uplift

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What type of rock forms when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

• Candy
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

What do we call small pieces of rock due to weathering?

• Sediment
• Compaction
• Cementation
• Heat and Pressure

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What do we call anything that has mass and takes up space?

• Energy
• Magma
• Erosion
• Matter

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What 2 energy sources transform rock? Choose 2.

• Earth's Interior
• Water
• Earth's sun
• Food

What is the process shown by letter E?

• Compaction and cementaion
• Melting
• Heat and Pressure
• Cooling
• Weathering and erosion

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What is the process shown by letter A?

• Compaction and cementation
• Melting
• Heat and Pressure
• Cooling
• Weathering and erosion

What is the process shown by letter B?

• Compaction and cementaion
• Melting
• Heat and Pressure
• Cooling
• Weathering and erosion

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