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The breaking down of rocks due to rain, ice, wind, and plants is called...
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) compaction
d) cementation

The processes that form metamorphic rock are...
a) cooling and hardening
b) heating and cooling
c) compaction and cementation
d) heat and pressure

Pieces of rock are called...
a) sediments
b) plate boundaries
c) sedimentary
d) erosion

Sedimentary rock is formed when...
a) sediments are deposited, compacted, and cemented.
b) sediments are heated and cooled.
c) sediments are heated and pressure is applied.
d) sediments are melted.

The type of rock that forms from magma that is cooled and hardened is...
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) igneous rock
d) sediments

The type of rock that forms when sediments are eroded, deposited, compacted, and cemented is...
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) igneous rock
d) sediments

The type of rock that forms with heat and pressure is...
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) igneous rock
d) sediments

When rocks are melted, they become
a) sediments
b) eroded rock
c) compacted rock
d) magma

The rock cycle...
a) begins with igneous rock and ends with metamorphic rock
b) begins with metamorphic rock and ends with igneous rock
c) begins with sedimentary rock and ends with metamorphic rock
d) is a continuous cycle that has no starting or ending point.

Geologists study...
a) the human body and the processes within it.
b) music theory.
c) the forces that shape the earth, such as plate tectonics and rocks.
d) the movement of planets and the stars.

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