Rock Cycle Summative Study Guide
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- Q1A 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?Metamorphic30s
- Q2Process which wind, water, ice, & heat transport soil & sediment from one location to another.Erosion30s
- Q3Squeezing or pressure on sediment to form sedimentary rockCompaction30s
- Q4Process which wind, water, ice, & heat break down rock into sediment.Weathering30s
- Q5layersStrata30s
- Q6Process in which sediment/rock/material is laid down.Depositon30s
- Q7Series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed and forms again by geological processesRock cycle30s
- Q8Process that glues compacted sediment to form sedimentary rock.Cementation30s
- Q9Process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layersStratification30s
- Q10Naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.Rock30s
- Q11Which kind of rock forms from material that settles on the ocean floor?sedimentary rock30s
- Q12Which of the following processes in the rock cycle is most likely to occur quickly?solidifying lava30s
- Q13For her science fair project, Betty melts chocolate and then allows it to cool and solidify. What rock formation is she modeling?Igneous rock formation30s
- Q14A group of students found igneous rocks near a campsite. The presence of igneous rocks is most likely evidence of which of the following?volcanic activity30s
- Q15Which type of rock would most likely contain fossils?sedimentary rock30s