Lujan Rock Cycle

Test Description: Rocks

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1) Mount Everest formed when two tectonic plates collided. Which of the following processes lead to the formation of Mount Everest?

2) Over time, repeated cycles of heating and cooling can cause a rock to crack. The rock may then break into smaller pieces. What is this process called?

3) Slate is a metamorphic rock that forms from shale, which is a sedimentary rock. Which of the following would be needed for slate to form from shale?

4) Which change of state takes place when an igneous rock forms?

5) Granite forms when liquid magma slowly cools within Earth’s crust. If the granite is exposed to intense heat and pressure, it can change to gneiss. Which type of change takes place when granite turns into gneiss?

6) Rocks and sediment change their form as they move through the rock cycle. Which change involves melting?

7) Over a long period of time, igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock. What must happen to igneous rock before it can change into sedimentary rock?

8) Which rock type is made from heating and cooling?

9) What type of rock is made from the cementing and compaction of sediment?

10) Igneous rocks that have large crystals are called

11) In which of the following would you expect to find fossils?

12) How would you change sedimentary rock into sediments?

13) How would you change sediments into metamorphic rock?

14) Which type of rock has two types, fast cooling and slow cooling?

15) If you find a rock with crystals formed in layers it is most likely


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