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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.Sedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...heat and pressurecompaction and cementationmelting and cooling
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA metamorphic rock can become ______.igneousmetamorphicsedimentaryall of these
- 4. Multiple Choicerock altered, changed, by pressure and heatsedimentary rockmetamorphic rockigneouserosion
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.metamorphicigneoussedimentmagma
- 6. Multiple Choice_______ rock forms from magma/lava cooling and hardening.MetamorphicSedimentaryIgneous
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This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic - 8. Multiple ChoiceThis rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis 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?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAfter lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name for the continuous changing of rocks from one type to another?rock cyclemetamorphicweatheringerosion
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a rock type?Sedimentary RockIgneous RockMetamorphic RockStone Rock
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMolten rock below the Earth's surface.magmalavarockerosion
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA natural mixture of minerals.erosionmagmaalloysrock
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThrough the process of _____, metamorphic rock can become magma.heat/pressureweathering/erosionmelting
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAn igneous rock is formed by...heat and pressuremeltingweathering and erosionlava that cools and hardens
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA sedimentary rock is formed by...heat and pressurelava that coolsweathering, erosion, cementation, and compactionmelting
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat rock forms from small pieces of rock?igneoussedimentarymetamorphicbasalt
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