stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Rocks Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Rocks Review
Rocks Review
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
94 plays
Questions regarding the 3 types of rocks and rock cycle.
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
How many continents are on our Earth today?
10
5
7
1
2
What does crystalize mean?
het up
cool down
3
The process of breaking down rocks is called?
weathering
hammering
shaving
erosion
4
WHY are volcanoes considered catestrophic events?
They occur quickly & destroy land
They occur quickly
They are scary and occur without warning
They erupt hot laval that ruins stuff
5
Which rock layer is the oldest?
6
1
2
4
6
What evidence does NOT support Pangea?
Continents are different sizes
same rocks & mounains on seperate continents
similar fossils on seperate continents
continents fit together like a puzzle
7
Metamorphic rock means rock that has?
rusted
weathered
changed
broken
8
Metamorphic rocks are created by
heat & pressure
heat only
cooling
pressure only
9
Metamorphic rock can change into?
sediment
sedimentary rock
all of the above
magma
10
How many oceans are on our Earth today?
3
5
2
1
11
What type of rock has holes / dots?
metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
12
Magma released from the ground is called what on the Earth's surface
Hot Sauce
Plasticity
Lava
liquid rock
13
What is the name of the super continent that existed millions of years ago?
Big continent
Amasia
Eurasia
Pangea
14
What type of rock is formed in layers?
igneous
rock candy
metamorphic
sedimentary
15
The process of picking up and moving sediment is called?
deposition
construction
weathering
erosion
16
Which rock layer is the youngest?
6
1
4
2
17
Metamorphic rocks are formed deep in the Earth?
False
True
18
Volcanoes considered catestrophic events
False
True
19
Deposition means?
moving
breaking down
money in the bank
dropping of sediment
20
Igneous rock is made from?
sugar and water
cooled lava/magma
hot minerals
sediment
