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The Rock Cycle
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1) Which statements describe physical weathering?
A
Rocks and melded together due to heat and pressure.
B
mosses grow on the rock and produce acids that wear away the rock.
C
Oxygen and water change the composition of the minerals in the rock.
D
Two rocks hit against each other in a fast flowing stream and break apart.
2) Which describes chemical weathering?
A
A rock on a steep slope falls to the ground and breaks apart.
B
A rock turns a reddish color when exposed to air and water.
C
A rock in a windy desert has scratches on its surface.
D
A rock in a tundra has deep cracks with ice.
3) Which of the following processes can form a mineral?
A
weathering due to wind and rain
B
erosion of sediments
C
breaking apart due to gravity
D
cooling and melting of rock
4) Granite has only recently been exposed at a location on Earth’s surface. What will need to happen first in order for granite to become sedimentary rock?
A
Erosion by wind and water must move pieces of granite to other locations.
B
The granite must be broken into smaller pieces by weathering processes.
C
A thick layer of humus must form on top of the granite.
D
Microorganisms must begin to break down the remains of plants and animals.
5) Declan observed a rock that he found at the beach. He concluded that the rock was sedimentary. Which observation best supports this conclusion?
A
the layers within the rock
B
the hardness of the rock
C
the location where the rock was found
D
the yellow color
6) Granite forms when magma slowly cools within Earth’s crust. Basalt forms when lava cools on Earth’s surface. What do granite and basalt have in common?
A
They are identical in color and texture
B
They are made up of layers of sediment.
C
They are not made up of minerals.
D
They are kinds of igneous rock.
7) Repeated temperature changes can cause a rock to break down into smaller pieces. Which part of the rock cycle is this an example of?
A
deposition
B
subsidence
C
erosion
D
weathering
8) What do mudstone and sedimentary rocks formed from the remains of once-living plants and animals have in common?
A
They are made up of the remains of plants and animals.
B
They are formed when melted rock cools and hardens.
C
They are formed from layers of sediment.
D
They are made up of the same kinds of minerals.
9) What process could change sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?
A
weathering
B
cooling
C
deposition
D
heat and pressure
10) what process could change metamorphic rock to sediment
A
weathering
B
heat and pressure
C
melting
D
cooling
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