Earth Materials

This term refers to the disintegration and decomposition of rock's physical and chemical composition on the Earth's surface.

This term refers to the changes of rock's appearance due to changes in pressure and temperature.

It refers to the process of removing Earth materials from their original sites through weathering and transport these materials to a new location.

What type of rock is formed by cooling and crystallization of hot, molten rock material called magma?

• Sdimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous rocks

• F

• G

• H

• J

This word describes something that is so hot that it is melted or almost melted

(a)  

• molten

• geo-

• evaporation

• sediment

Answer explanation

LAVA and MAGMA

are MOLTEN rock!!

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Which type of rock is common at the surface of the Earth?

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

What are the main factors of the formation of metamorphic rocks?

• changes in weather

• heat and pressure

• heating of magma

Which of the following are the types of sedimentary rocks?

• Clastic and Nonclastic

• Foliated and Nonfoliated

• Intrusive and Extrusive

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