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- 1. Multiple Choice
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?Sedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock - 2. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?Igneous RockMetamorphic RockSedimentary Rock
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____LavaMagmaMineral CrystalsIgneous Rocks
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the 3 major types of rocks?Igneous, Metamorphic, SedimentaryMetamorphic, Igneous, CementationBrown, Red, GrayStreak, Hardness, Breakage
- 5. 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
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?stalactitesmagmasmetamorphssediments
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.CompactionCementationWeatheringErosion
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.compactiondepositionorganic rockcementation
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is callederosionweatheringsediments
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?weatheringerosiondeposition
- 12. Multiple ChoiceExtreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.IgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryMineral
- 13. Multiple ChoiceEach rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceYou find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)Igneous rockSedimentary rockMetamorphic rockExtrusive rock
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe three groups of rocks are classified byHow they formColorGrain sizeChemical Composition
- 16. Multiple ChoiceRocks are formed bymineralsother metalssmall particlessediments
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHeat & pressuremetamorphismvolcanismmagmarismlithification
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCooling & crystalization produceigneous rocksmetamorphic rockssedimentary rocks
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDeposition & lithification or compacting & cementing producesedimentary rocksigneous rocksmetamorphic rocks
- 20. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.TrueFalse
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