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How rocks change in Earth’s system
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What is #4 in the rock cycle? Hint:
Cooling Magma!
magma
igneous rock
metamorphic
sedimentary rock
2
What is the
difference
between a rock and magma/lava?
Rock is liquid, magma/lava are solids
Rock is solid, magma/lava are liquids
3
What is one feature of
sedimentary rock?
Dark and shiny
Made of magma
Made of lava
Have many layers
4
What is #3 referring to in the rock cycle?
Hint: Cementation of sediments!
igneous
sedimentary rock
metamorphic
magma
5
What is the most common rock on continents? (hint: in your kitchen!)
Balsalt
Stone
Granite
Marble
6
What kind of rocks form
sedimentary rock
?
Any rock type
None of the above
Intrusive
Extrusive
7
What happens as a metamorphic rock travels deeper underground?
Gets so hot that it melts into magma
Becomes igneous
Gets so cold that it freezes
Turns into a glacier
8
Where on Earth does the formation of metamorphic rock occur?
At subduction zones, deep underground
In a volcano
Bottom of a river
At scale zones, above ground
9
What is the most common rock
on Earth?
(including oceans!)
Basalt
Marble
Granite
Solid surface
10
How are
metamorphic rocks formed?
Extreme heat & pressure
Very little heat, no pressure
Lots of pressure, no heat
Lots of heat but no pressure
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How are igneous intrusive rocks formed?
magma slowly cooling in chambers
lava exploding
trenches
volcanoes
12
Igneous rocks are form by..
sweating and freezing
melting and cooling
none of the above
heat and pressure
13
What is #5 referring to in the rock cycle?
Hint: Heat & Pressure
sedimentary
igneous
magma
metamorphic rock
14
What rock type is basalt?
Metamorphic Extrusive
Igneous Extrusive
Metamorphic Intrusive
Igneous Intrusive
15
What are the steps that form sedimentary rock?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
Cementation, Compaction, Deposition, Erosion, Weathering
16
What are there 2 types of igneous rocks?
intrusive & extrusive
metamorphic
the Earth's process
igneous
17
Where is
metamorphic rock formed
?
Deep underground
On mars
Above ground
In the atmosphere
18
What are some features of Metamorphic rock?
Large layers
Wavy, shiny layers
Bright in color
No layers
19
What is the
difference
between lava and magma?
Lava occurs outside volcano, magma occurs inside volcano.
Lava occurs inside volcano, magma occurs inside outside.
20
What kind of rocks can form a metamorphic rock?
Rock in the ocean
Rock on land
No rock
Any rock
21
What is a rock?
Soft, man made, made up just 1 material
Solid, occurs naturally, NO minerals
Solid, occurs naturally, made up of 2 or more minerals
Liquid, man made, made up of 2 or more minerals
22
Where are sedimentary rock found on Earth’s system?
Not on Earth
Anywhere near the Earth
On or near the Earth's surface
Beneath the Earth's surface
23
What type of rock is granite?
Igneous Intrusive
Igneous Extrusive
Metamorphic Intrusive
Metamorphic Extrusive
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How are igneous extrusive rocks formed?
Magma heating up on land
Lava cooling on land
