The continuous process by which one type of rock changes into another
What is rock cycle
100
Which of the following can change a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
A. deposition
B. erosion
C. pressure
D. weathering
What is C- PRESSURE
100
What determines how quickly a rock is weathered?
What is the rocks hardness
200
The process by which wind and water remove and carry small pieces of weathered rock from one place to another
What is EROSION
200
Mr. Cinelli and Mrs. DiMarco are teaching about soil. This list should show items that are found NATURALLY in soil. Which item should be REMOVED from the list?
A. weathered rock
B. melted rock
C. decayed animal matter
D. deposited sediment
What is B- melted rock
200
Suppose you are hiking and you find a rock near a volcano. The rock has very small minerals. What type of rock is it? Where did this rock form.
What is an igneous rock that was formed near the surface of earth rather than deep underground.
300
This type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens
What is IGNEOUS Rock
300
All rocks are made of ______
A. sand
B. dust
C. minerals
D. water
What is C-Minerals
300
How can different kinds of igneous rocks be classified?
What is Igneous rocks can be classified by where they form
400
Rock changed by high heat and great pressure
What is METAMORPHIC ROCK
400
Which of the following is a good definition of a rock?
A. a rock is any nonliving solid found in nature
B. a rock is anything found in the ground
C. a rock is hard
D. a rock is a mineral mixture
What is J- Mineral Mixture
400
What sequence of events would have to take place to change a metamorphic rock into an igneous rock?
What is The rock would have to melt and then harden again
500
The PROCESS by which sediment settles out of water and wind
What is DEPOSITION
500
What kind of rock is GNEISS?
A- igneous
B- marble
C- metamorphic
D- sedimentary
What is C- metamorphic
500
What must happen first for soil to form?
What is either rock in that area must be weathered, or rock from another area must be weathered, eroded, and deposited in the area.