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Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?
intrusive igneous
foliated metamorphic
extrusive igneous
organic sedimentary
Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?
Igneous intrusive
Igneous extrusive
Metamorphic foliated
Metamorphic nonfoliated
Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:
chemical rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.
Mineral
Fossil
Rock
Sediment
This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Rock Cycle
What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?
Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling
Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling
Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture
Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation
Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are
weather and erosion
heat and pressure
compacting and cementing
melting, cooling, and hardening
According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?
extrusion
erosion
crystallization
intrusion
According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?
compaction & cementation
weather & erosion
heat & pressure
melting
If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into
magma
rocks
sediment
metamorphic rocks
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