Rocks and the Rock Cycle

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

• clastic

• extrusive

• organic

• intrusive

You find a deposit of organic limestone. In what type of rock setting did it probably form?

• the ocean

• a volcano

• a swamp

• sand dunes

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

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The streak of a mineral is the

• color of the rock

• when it carved a line in a surface

• is the color of it´s powder

• is its hardness

A naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

• It´s a rock

• It´s a crystal

• It´s a mineral

• It´s a substance

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All minerals are substances that where formed by

• volcano activity

• human intervention

• natural processes

• rock deposition

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

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

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This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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