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Metamorphic rocks are formed from what
a) Heat and pressure
b) weathering
c) cooling of magma
d) layering of sediment

Sedimentary rocks are formed by
a) cooling of magma
b) Heat and pressure
c) layering of sediment
d) melting

Which rock is an igneous rock
a) slate
b) gneiss
c) sandstone
d) obsidian

What rocks undergo pressure and are cemented together like limestone
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) all rocks

What type of rock comes from cooled magma ?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) all rocks

What is the rock cycle
a) the way to describe how rocks leave the earth forever
b) a way to explain that all rocks stay the same
c) a way to explain the never ending process of how rocks change from one to another
d) all the above

What rock has strong reaction to acid
a) limestone like chalk
b) pumice
c) slate
d) obsidian

What is multi colored and has small pieces of pebbles
a) anthracite
b) schist
c) conglomerate
d) All Rocks

What type of rock can ONLY exist because it was changed from an existing rock ?
a) All Rocks
b) metamorphic
c) sedimentary
d) igneous

During the rock cycle sediments can be reduced to powder and flow down streams, or sediments could be cemented together, or pressure and heat can cause changes to form new rocks.
a) TRUE
b) False
c)
d)

What 2 things happen for igneous rock to form?
a) Heat and pressure
b) melting and cooling
c) compaction and weathering
d) erosion and layering

What causes sediments?
a) Layering
b) melting
c) cooling
d) weathering and erosion

Acid rain and other reactions like rusting is an example of
a) Physical Weathering
b) Biological Weathering
c) Chemical Weathering
d) Pollution

What type of rock is found often near water?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d)

We used chalk in a lab to
a) show how it can dissolve like limestone
b) show how it grows in size in vinegar
c) shows how it can rust
d) show how it rounds in shape

What used a sugar cube to
a) represent sandstone to show how it rounds with wind and weathering
b) represent marble to show how it changes with pressure
c) represent iron to show rust
d)

We use steel wool to
a) show how rocks can rust in chemical weathering
b) to show biological weathering
c) to show how iron can dissolve
d) to show how rocks can be strong

What rock feels granular and deposited on beaches
a) limestone
b) sandstone
c) pumice
d) slate

What test will help you see if the rock is limestone?
a) ACID
b) COLOR
c) TEXTURE
d)

WHAT TYPE OF ROCK MAY CONTAIN FOSSILS
a) IGNEOUS
b) SEDIMENTARY
c) METAMORPIC
d)

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