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What type of rock is formed when pieces of rock have been compacted and cemented together?

• sediment

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

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

Any rock that has been weathered is broken down into pieces called

• metamorph.

• sedimentary pieces.

• igneous pieces.

• sediment.

Igneous rock is formed when

• rock heats up and melts.

• magma cools and hardens.

• rock is broken down into small pieces.

• sediment is compacted and cemented.

Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of plate motion.

• True

• False

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When rock moves upward toward Earth's surface it is called

• subduction.

• melting.

• cooling.

• uplift.

the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• rock and roll

the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion

• subduction

• sample

• energy

• cementation

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On vacation at a lake, Saira’s mom sees an interesting-looking rock formation. Saira just learned about rocks in geology class and tells her mom that the formation is made of gneiss, a type of metamorphic rock. How did this metamorphic rock form?

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

• It melted and cooled

• It broke into sediments and then compacted.

• It was heated and put under pressure.

The type of rock formed when magma cools and becomes solid

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Sedimentary rocks