Unit 2 Lessons 3 And 4 ~ The Rock Cycle And Three Classes Of Rock - Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 29995)


Characteristics, Identification, Classification, And Formation Of Rocks. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and/or organic matter
a) rock
b) mineral
c) erosion
d) weathering

the process by which water, wind, ice, and temperature changes break down rock
a) rock
b) mineral
c) erosion
d) weathering

the process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; the breakdown of rock by physical changes
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c)
d)

the process in which rock is broken down by chemical changes; the breaking down of rock by changing their chemical composition
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c)
d)

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity moves soil and sediment from one place to another place
a) rock
b) mineral
c) erosion
d) weathering

the process in which Earth materials/sediment come to rest or are laid down
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) weathering
d) uplift

these rocks form when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d)

these rocks form when minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d)

these rocks form when pressure, temperature or chemical processes change existing rock
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d)

the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is broken down or melted, and forms again by geologic processes
a) rock cyle
b) water cycle
c) rinse cycle
d) spin cycle

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