10 questions
What is the main idea of "Sedimentary Rocks"?
Wind and water carry away rock particles.
Particles collect in layers and are pressed together.
Particles such as sand or bones and shells form different sedimentary rocks.
Which is an example of a heading from the text?
Patterns of Change
Rock Solid
Grainte
Limestone
What is the title of the diagram on page 197 of the text?
Sediment
Rock Formations
Patterns of Change
The Rock Cycle
Which is an example of an igneous rock?
Granite
Limestone
Marble
Sandstone
How does metamorphic rock become igneous rock?
By heating and squeezing.
By squeezing and cementing.
By melting into magma or lava and then cooling and hardening.
True or False: Marble is an example of an igneous rock.
True
False
True or False: The rock cycle is a repeating process.
True
False
Use what you know about Greek Roots, along with context clues, to figure out the meaning of the word "geologist".
Geologists who stuck rocks call a layer made of the same material and at about the same time a stratum.
Someone who studies plants.
Someone who studies earth.
Someone who studies insects.
Someone who studies time.
True or False: This story is an expository text because it supports a topic with reasons and evidence.
True
False
What forces change rocks?
Scientists.
The Grand Canyon.
Bones and shells.
Wind, water, and temperature.