Rock Cycle

Which of the following CAN NOT be inferred from the diagram?

• Rocks can change over time

• Metamorphic rock can form from any other type of rock.

• Different types of rock will be made of different minerals.

• New rocks can be formed from older rocks of different ages.

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A piece granite formed from slowly cooling magma in the. It is then buried and compacted, and will become sandstone. The sandstone may be moved deeper underground where it will be subjected to heat and pressure to become quartzite. The quartzite is then exposed at the Earth's surface, is broken apart due to weathering, and then cemented back together to form sandstone. What is the rock cycle for this sequence of transformations?

• metamorphic rock to igneous rock to sedimentary rock

• igneous rock to sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock

• igneous rock to metamorphic rock to sedimentary rock

• sedimentary rock to igneous rock to metamorphic rock

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The rock cycle is a visual illustrations that helps us understand how different types of rock form. Which of the following is true about the rock cycle

• weathering only occurs in metamorphic rock

• the rock cycle is always predictable

• It stops after igneous rock forms

• It involves weathering, heating, pressure, and cooling.

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During which part of the rock cycle does sediment get stuck together?

• melting

• weatheirng

• cooling

• cementing

Drag and drop the rock types with the numbers that indicate what the rock type forms from.

c

a

b

sedimentary

igneous

metamorphic

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Drag and drop the rock types with the numbers that indicate what the rock type forms from.

c

a

b

sedimentary

metamorphic

igneous

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Which of these actions must take place in order for sedimentary rock to change into igneous rock ?

• The sedimentary rock melted and became magma.

• Sedimentary minerals dissolved in water to form igneous rock

• The sedimentary rock broke down into smaller pieces and then was melted and then cooled to form igneous rock

• The sedimentary rock was exposed to extreme heat and pressure.

When magma hardens, it turns into what kind of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• lava

If a scientist is observing rocks near a volcano, she is most likely observing what kind of rock?

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• sediment

• metamorphic rock

The forces that create metamorphic rock are related to which of the following?

• The breaking of rock into smaller particles over long periods of time

• extreme heat and pressures

• The cooling of magma above Earth’s surface after a volcanic eruption

• The transportation of Earth materials by moving water