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Type of rock formed by heat and pressure.
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d)

A type of rock formed by broken up rock and mineral fragments being cemented together.
a) Metamorphic
b) Igneous
c) Sedimentary
d)

Rock that forms when hot liquid rock, or magma, cools and solidifies.
a) Igneous
b) Metamorphic
c) Sedimentary
d)

The process by which rock materials are broken down.
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Weathering
d)

When sediments are carried from one place to another.
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Weathering
d)

Molten material beneath Earth’s crust.
a) Lava
b) Magma
c)
d)

he molten, fluid rock that comes from or erupts from a volcano.
a) Lava
b) Magma
c)
d)

When water enters into cracks of rocks and freezes and expands, causing rocks to break apart.
a) Ice Wedging
b) Root Wedging
c) Abrasion
d)

Where is the oldest rock layer always found?
a) Top of rock pile
b) Bottom of rock pile
c)
d)

A scientist who studies fossils.
a) Geologist
b) Paleontologist
c) Biologist
d)

The remains or impression of a prehistoric animal.
a) Extinct
b) Fossil
c) Bones
d)

A fossil of a footprint, trail, or burrow.
a) Trace Fossil
b) Mold Fossil
c) Resin Fossil
d) Body Fossil

When a plant or animal dies and their remains are destroyed from chemical reactions a mold remains
a) Trace Fossil
b) Mold Fossil
c) Resin Fossil
d) Body Fossil

Fossil found in amber.
a) Trace Fossil
b) Mold Fossil
c) Resin Fossil
d) Body Fossil

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