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Igneous rocks formed when lava cools on the earth's surface
a) magma
b) intrusive rocks
c) sedimentary rocks
d) extrusive rocks

Rocks formed from cooled and hardened magma or lava
a) intrusive rocks
b) igneous rocks
c) sedimentary rocks
d) extrusive rocks

Igneous rocks formed when magma cools beneath the earth's surface
a) magma
b) intrusive rocks
c) sedimentary rocks
d) extrusive rocks

Melted rock beneath the earth's surface
a) magma
b) intrusive rock
c) sedimentary rock
d) extrusive rock

The squeezing of air and water out of sediments and the pressing of the fragments together
a) compaction
b) cementation
c) erosion
d) deposition

A rock structure with visible layers or bands aligned in planes
a) foliated structure
b) nonfoliated structure
c) clastic
d) fractured

Rocks formed from sediments that have been compacted and cemented together
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) igneous rock
d) intrusive rock

The process of change in the structure and constitution of a rock
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) metamorphism
d) compaction

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
a) cementation
b) compaction
c) deposition
d) metamorphism

Rock changed by heat and pressure deep beneath the earth's surface
a) igneous rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) sedimentary rock
d) gemstone

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