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Rock Cycle Summative Study Guide

Quiz by Susan Harlow

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  • Q1
    A large deposit of limestone deep beneath the Earth's surface is exposed to great heat and pressure. As a result, the properties of the limestone have changed and it is now marble. How would you classify this new rock?
    Metamorphic
    30s
  • Q2
    Process which wind, water, ice, & heat transport soil & sediment from one location to another.
    Erosion
    30s
  • Q3
    Squeezing or pressure on sediment to form sedimentary rock
    Compaction
    30s
  • Q4
    Process which wind, water, ice, & heat break down rock into sediment.
    Weathering
    30s
  • Q5
    layers
    Strata
    30s
  • Q6
    Process in which sediment/rock/material is laid down.
    Depositon
    30s
  • Q7
    Series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed and forms again by geological processes
    Rock cycle
    30s
  • Q8
    Process that glues compacted sediment to form sedimentary rock.
    Cementation
    30s
  • Q9
    Process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers
    Stratification
    30s
  • Q10
    Naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.
    Rock
    30s
  • Q11
    Which kind of rock forms from material that settles on the ocean floor?
    sedimentary rock
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following processes in the rock cycle is most likely to occur quickly?
    solidifying lava
    30s
  • Q13
    For her science fair project, Betty melts chocolate and then allows it to cool and solidify. What rock formation is she modeling?
    Igneous rock formation
    30s
  • Q14
    A group of students found igneous rocks near a campsite. The presence of igneous rocks is most likely evidence of which of the following?
    volcanic activity
    30s
  • Q15
    Which type of rock would most likely contain fossils?
    sedimentary rock
    30s

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