Rock Cycle Exploration
Explore the processes and types of rocks involved in the Earth's rock cycle.
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Rock Cycle Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for the formation of igneous rocks?
Weathering and erosion
Compaction and cementation
Melting and solidification
Heat and pressure
2. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and compaction of over time.
3. The process by which existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions is called .
4. Describe the main differences between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks, providing an example of each.
5. Metamorphic rocks can be formed from igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks.
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False
Match each rock type with its characteristic process of formation.
6. Igneous Rock
a. Weathering and erosion
7. Sedimentary Rock
b. Melting and solidification
8. Metamorphic Rock
c. Heat and pressure
9. Label the missing parts of the rock cycle diagram below.
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