Earth's History and the Rock Cycle Lesson

the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations

• uplift

• subsidence

• deposition

• rift zone

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Area where deep cracks form

• rift zone

• uplift

• subsidence

• rock cycle

the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations

• subsidence

• uplift

• rift zone

• rock cycle

forms when magma or lava cools

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock

• sedimentary

• igenous

• metamorphic

rock that forms when minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together

• sedimentary

• igenous

• metamorphic

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

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____

• Lava
• Magma
• Mineral Crystals
• Igneous Rocks