Rocks and Minerals Rock Cycle

A _______ is a solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition.

• rock

• carbon

• mineral

• water

___________ rocks are formed when magma cools.

• Sedimentry

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Mineral

One example of a sedmentary rock is ____________.

• pumice

• obsidian

• sandstone

• marble

The __________ describes the process by which rocks change forms.

• rock cycle

• water cycle

• igneous cycle

• metamorphic process

Choose the location where heat, pressure, and melting take place in the image of the rock cycle.

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What drives the rock cycle?

• The Sun

• Gravity

• Earth's internal heat

• Water cycles

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When igneous rock breaks apart (weathers), it forms ___________.

• sedimentry rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sediments

• crystals

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________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.

• Pumice

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Marble

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Which of the following are formed from minerals mixed together?

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Marble

• All of the above

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________ are layers of sedimentary rock.

• Pumice

• Crystals

• Strata

• Magma

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