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In order for sedimentary rock to form, which of the following must occur?
compaction
intrusion
oxidation
metamorphism
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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?Sedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?Igneous RockMetamorphic RockSedimentary Rock
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What are the 3 major types of rocks?Igneous, Metamorphic, SedimentaryMetamorphic, Igneous, CementationBrown, Red, GrayStreak, Hardness, Breakage
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This 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
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?stalactitesmagmasmetamorphssediments
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What causes igneous rocks to form
pressure
cooling magma and lava
compaction
cementation
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Metamorphic rocks were once...
igneous rocks that cooled too quickly.
sedimentary rocks that were changed by time, heat, and pressure.
seashells that are pressed together.
layers of mud and sand that built up over time.
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Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
magma
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A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Magma
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A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sediments
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When heat and water and ice break down rock into sediments this is called?
Erosion
Compaction
Weathering
Deposition
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The rock that forms by heat and pressure deep under ground?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Lava
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Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
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How does a Metamorphic rock become a Sedimentary rock?
Heat, pressure and radiation
Melting, cooling and evaporation
Weathering, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation
Cooling of Magma over time
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How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?
Weathering and Erosion
Compaction and Cementation
Heat and Pressurew
Melting and cooling
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What numbers indicate melting and cooling?1,2,46,7,117,8,94,5
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Letter C represents what rock type?IgneousSedimentaryMetamorphic
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Sedimentary rocks are represented by which letter?ACB
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.When particles are eroded and moved, they are eventually laid down in a process called:depositionweatheringsuppositionrefraction