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- 1. Multiple Choice
Rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Classic Rock
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which is not a major kind of rock?
Igneous
Magma
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
- 3. Multiple Choice
Deposition is...
the process of putting money in a bank
the process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
the process in which magma cools to form Igneous rock
the process in which Metamorphic rock melts into magma
- 4. Multiple Choice
Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken and carried away
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
- 5. Multiple Choice
The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass
Depostion
Compaction
Cementation
Erosion
- 6. Multiple Choice
The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight.
Compaction
Cementation
Rock Cycle
Erosion
- 7. Multiple Choice
A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
Erosion
Weathering
Rock Cycle
Deposition
- 8. Multiple Choice
Weathering is..
Weather
the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface
Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
Molten rock rising to the Earth's surface
- 9. Multiple Choice
Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
Metamorphic rock
Polymorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
- 10. Multiple Choice
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Heavy rock
- 11. Multiple Choice
Magma is...
typically a cold substance found in the polar ice caps.
molten rock beneath the earth's surface
found on the earth's surface
a substance that comes from living things
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