Amplify Rock Transformations Vocabulary Study Game

For sediment to become sedimentary rock, it must go through which of the following processes?

• weathering

• compaction and cementation

• melting

• cooling

How is a metamorphic rock formed?

• Rocks don’t form; they stay as they are.

• by melting and cooling

• by being broken into sediment and then compacted.

• by being heated and put under pressure.

Energy from the Eath's interior causes rock to melt and form magma. What type of rock forms when magma is cooled?

• igneous rock

• lava

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

What step in the rock transformation process occurs after rock has been weathered and eroded?

• compaction and cementation

• subduction

• melting

• cooling

Can igneous rock be formed from rock that was once sedimentary rock?

• Yes, if sedimentary rock is exposed to energy from the sun at Earth’s surface for a long enough time, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

• Yes, if sedimentary rock is moved below Earth’s outer layer and exposed to energy from Earth’s interior, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock

• No, igneous rock can only form from other igneous rock. Sedimentary rock cannot change into igneous rock.

• No, igneous rock forms under Earth’s outer layer due to energy from Earth’s interior, but sedimentary rock only forms at Earth’s surface.

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Metamorphic Rock:

• The rock type formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure.

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• The rock type formed when lava cools and becomes solid.

• The rock type formed from sediments.

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by natural forces?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Cementation

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Fossil rock

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What is the main agent of erosion that shapes landscapes by moving sediment from one place to another?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

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Which process involves the transformation of sediment into sedimentary rock through pressure and mineral binding?

• Melting

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion