Rocks and Minerals

A scientist finds a metamorphic rock formation next to a magma chamber and determines that

it was originally a sedimentary rock formation. He concludes that the temperature of

the magma chamber caused the rock formation to become metamorphic. Which is another

reliable explanation of how the rock formation was changed?

• weight of heavy machinery moving over the rocks

• pressure on the rock formation inside Earth

• a sandstorm that caused the rocks to be eroded

• a quick burial of the rocks by tons of volcanic ash

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Which sentence BEST describes a process in the rock cycle?

• Igneous rocks can become metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

• Metamorphic rocks can form by the weathering process.

• Volcanoes can deposit sedimentary rock to form mountains.

• Sedimentary rocks can melt to become metamorphic rocks.

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According to the rock cycle, which of these results from heat and pressure from within the earth?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• melting and cooling

• uplift and erosion

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Which process accounts for the formation of horizontally layered rocks?

• Compaction and Cementation

• Weathering and Erosion

• Melting

• Cooling

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Which terms should be placed in the box labeled 1?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

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Which terms should be placed in the box labeled 2?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

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Which terms should be placed in the box labeled 3?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

A diagram of sedimentary rock is shown below. Assuming the layers have NOT been disturbed, which layer would contain the MOST crystallized (high-pressure) minerals?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Use the diagram of the rock cycle to answer the question that follows. What has to occur to change igneous rock into sediment?

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• heat and pressure

• cooling and solidification

• cementation and compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which cross section BEST shows the formation of sedimentary rock?

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