Rock Transformations

What rock type is formed when sediment is pressed and glued together?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• candy

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

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Magma is made of melting rock; this happens _________.

• underneath Earth's surface

• in space

• on the top layer of the Earth's surface

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True or False: any rock can become magma or sediment

• true

• false

The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water is called ______________.

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation

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sediment forms when any type of rock is _________, a process driven by the energy from the sun.

• melted

• weathering

• freezing

• magma

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The rock type that forms when magma cools and becomes solid is

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• marble

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True or False: Different energy sources transform each rock type differently.

• true

• false

The rock that is formed when sediment is compacted (pressed) and cemented (glued) together is

• igneous

• marble

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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You pick up a rock that formed from liquid rock or magma. Then a few minutes later you see a rock that formed from sediment being compacted and cemented.

The rocks are...

• 1. the same type because they both formed from rock material.

• the same type because they formed at the same time.

• different types because they formed in different ways.

• different types because they formed in different places.

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