Earth's History and the Rock Cycle Lesson

Which statement is true?

• The longer it takes for a rock to cool, the smaller the crystals are

• The longer it takes for a rock to cool, the larger the crystals are

What is one easy way to tell a rock is a metamorphic rock?

• There is bands or layers that have been folded

• There are large crystals

• You see other types of rocks that are broken up and part of the rock

• The texture of the rock is smooth

When uplift happens, what is true?

• Since the rock is now higher in elevation, it is more likely to erode easier

• Since the rock is now higher in elevation, it will most likely continue to have sediment deposit

• The tectonic plates at that location are moving away from each other

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When subsidence happens, what is true?

• Since the rock is now higher in elevation, it is more likely to erode easier

• Since the rock is now higher in elevation, it will most likely continue to have sediment deposit

• The tectonic plates at that location are moving away from each other

What types of rocks usually form at rift zones?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Diamonds

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneous

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

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Series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

• extrusive rock

• rock

• rock cycle

• sediment

One of the major rock types that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• plastic deformation

• sedimentary rock

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