Rock Questions
A Rock HARD quiz
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How does metamorphic rock form?
It was heated and put under pressure.
100
What is "Rock materials"?
Everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types.
200
Small rocks are at the bottom of a Rock formation. How did they break off?
They broke off because of weathering
200
how could energy have played a role in different rock types forming?
Energy from different sources leads to different types of rock.
300
TRUE or FALSE, sedimentary rock can form into ingenious rock
TRUE
300
A: Rock A formed from small pieces of rock
B: Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place
C: Rock A and B formed at the same time
Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rocks? write down something that is at least 5 words long.
Different types because they formed in different ways.
400
TRUE or FALSE: Igneous rock is NOT made up of sedimentary rock.
FALSE: Igneous rock is some times made up with sedimentary rock IF sedimentary rock is moved below Earths outer layer AND exposed to energy from Earth's interior that causes it to melt and turn into a Igneous rock.
400
John leaves the Rocky Mountains to travel to the Great Plains, when he gets back in a week could the rocks have transformed? write down, yes, no, or a kinda
The rock is not likely to change very much. Most rock transformation processes happen very slowly
500
The sand on a Hawaiian beach is black. The sand used to be from a Rock formation. How did it turn into sand?
Wind and rain interacted with the rock, breaking it into small pieces.
500
Africa and Europe are very close to each other, but they used to be far apart which answer is the correct answer: A: Two plates hitting each other and plates breaking into pieces, creating sand. B: Two plates punching against each other, causing the edges to bed forward. C: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the soft rock below.
C One plate goes under the other and sinks into the soft rock below.