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Which statements describe physical weathering?
a) Two rocks hit against each other in a fast flowing stream and break apart.
b) Oxygen and water change the composition of the minerals in the rock.
c) mosses grow on the rock and produce acids that wear away the rock.
d) Rocks and melded together due to heat and pressure.

Which describes chemical weathering?
a) A rock in a windy desert has scratches on its surface.
b) A rock in a tundra has deep cracks with ice.
c) A rock turns a reddish color when exposed to air and water.
d) A rock on a steep slope falls to the ground and breaks apart.

Which of the following processes can form a mineral?
a) cooling and melting of rock
b) erosion of sediments
c) weathering due to wind and rain
d) breaking apart due to gravity

Granite has only recently been exposed at a location on Earth’s surface. What will need to happen first in order for granite to become sedimentary rock?
a) A thick layer of humus must form on top of the granite.
b) The granite must be broken into smaller pieces by weathering processes.
c) Erosion by wind and water must move pieces of granite to other locations.
d) Microorganisms must begin to break down the remains of plants and animals.

Declan observed a rock that he found at the beach. He concluded that the rock was sedimentary. Which observation best supports this conclusion?
a) the yellow color
b) the hardness of the rock
c) the layers within the rock
d) the location where the rock was found

Granite forms when magma slowly cools within Earth’s crust. Basalt forms when lava cools on Earth’s surface. What do granite and basalt have in common?
a) They are kinds of igneous rock.
b) They are not made up of minerals.
c) They are identical in color and texture
d) They are made up of layers of sediment.

Repeated temperature changes can cause a rock to break down into smaller pieces. Which part of the rock cycle is this an example of?
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) weathering
d) subsidence

What do mudstone and sedimentary rocks formed from the remains of once-living plants and animals have in common?
a) They are made up of the same kinds of minerals.
b) They are formed from layers of sediment.
c) They are formed when melted rock cools and hardens.
d) They are made up of the remains of plants and animals.

What process could change sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?
a) cooling
b) heat and pressure
c) weathering
d) deposition

what process could change metamorphic rock to sediment
a) weathering
b) melting
c) heat and pressure
d) cooling

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