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Which of the following rocks is not normally used as a construction material?
a) marble
b) limestone
c) halite
d) granite

The process in which water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock is called
a) uplift
b) intrusion
c) recrystallization
d) weathering

What forms when rock partially or completely melts?
a) limestone
b) reefs
c) ripple marks
d) magma

Scientists classify rocks
a) by composition and texture.
b) by volume.
c) by mass
d) by color and size.

A solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) rock
d) texture

The process by which new rock forms from old rock
a) rock cycle
b) texture
c) composition
d) deposition

The process by which sediment is removed from its source
a) erosion
b) texture
c) composition
d) deposition

The process by which sediment is dropped and comes to rest
a) erosion
b) texture
c) composition
d) deposition

The chemical makeup of a rock
a) composition
b) texture
c) deposition
d) erosion

The size, shape, and position of grains that make up a rock
a) composition
b) texture
c) deposition
d) erosion

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