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Rock Cycle
100
High pressure can change an igneous rock into a...
What is a Metamorphic Rock.
100
Which group of rocks is more likely to contain fossils?
What is a sedimentary rock.
100
Fossil fuels are useful because when they burn they produce...
What is energy.
100
Each mineral has a set of properties and...
What is a specific chemical make up.
100
Each major group of rocks follows_____ in the rock cycle.
What is many path ways.
200
Rocks are classified into 3 main grups based on...
What is how rocks are formed.
200
Granite, an igneous, is broken down by weathering and deposited. What rock type will this deposit most likely become?
What is sedimentary.
200
Coal is classified as a fossil fuel because...
What is comes from the remains of plants and animals.
200
If you broke a mineral into tiny pieces, each piece would...
What is have the same chemical make up.
200
According to the rock cycle, a sedimentary rock can change into...
What is metamorphic, igneous, and other sedimentary rocks.
300
In the Rock Cycle what happens to magma and lava once they cool and harden?
What is they form igneous rock.
300
An igneous rock beneath earth's surface is subjected too extreme heat and pressure. Most likely will ...
What is become a metamorphic rock.
300
Oil is an important natural resorce. which process contributes most to the formaton of oil?
What is the layering of sediments and decayed animal matter.
300
Mineral Resources may be metals or...
What is nonmetals.
300
During the rock cycle, if rock materials are forced down toward the hear of the mantle, which rock will most likely form?
What is metamorphic rock.
400
Igneous rock that has slowly cooled within the Earth forming large cystals is called...
What is intrusive.
400
Sediment that makes up sedimentary rocks may come from...
What is mineral grains, rock pieces, and shell fragments.
400
A solid fossil fuel that must be mined from an open pit or an undergroud tunnel known as...
What is coal.
400
A rare, colorful mineral with a brilliant luster and a hardness of 8 or 9 on the Moh's hardness scale would probably be used as a...
What is gemstone.
400
A series of processes on Earth's surface and interior that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called...
What is the rock cycle
500
What 2 processes form sedimentary rocks?
What is compacting and cementing.
500
Granite, an igneous rock, is broken down by weathering and deposited. What rock type will this deposit most likely become?
What is a Sedimentary rock.
500
_____ are processed to produce gasoline, to heat homes, or to generate electricity because of their ability to burn
What is Fossil fuels.
500
A mineral classified as an ore as long as...
What is profitable and useful.
500
All of the following are possible processes in the rock cycle...
What is volcanic actvity, erosion, and melting.