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What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) layering

Cementation is when sediments are...
a) moved
b) glued together
c) layered
d) squeezed together

Compaction is when sediments are...
a) moved
b) glued together
c) layered
d) squeezed together

What two conditions are needed for metamorphic rocks to form?
a) Heat and pressure
b) Heat and sediments
c) sediments and pressure
d) sediments and magma

Pumice is formed from cooling lava. What type of rock is pumice?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

Which type of rock may have ribbon like layers?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

Hawaii is formed from volcanoes. What type of rock will you most likely find in Hawaii?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

Metamorphic rocks can not be transformed into sedimentary rocks?
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What type of rocks are formed from the cooling of magma?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

Sandstone is a type of sediment rock. One way to identify sandstone is by looking for what?
a) Ribbon like layers
b) layers
c) large crystals
d) small crystals

Which process is responsible the the movement of sediments?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Rock cycle

What type of rock may contain fossils?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

Rock that form deep within the Earth are ...
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

What is it called when sediments are laid down?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Cementation

Limestone is transformed into marble after thousands of years of heat and pressure. What type of rock is marble?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) All of the above

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