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1. Which of the following is the order for forming sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentation - Cementation - Compaction Compaction - Sedimentation - Cementation Sedimentation - Compaction - Cementation
2. Only one of these rocks is a sedimentary rock. Which one?
Shale Slate Granite
3. Where are the oldest layers of rock usually found in a cliff made from sedimentary rock?
At the Top In the middle At the Bottom
4. What is magma?
Salt crystals in sedimentary rock Molten rock Bubbles of gas
5. What does the presence of tiny crystals in a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?
The molten rock cooled very quickly. The molten rock cooled very slowly. The molten rock cooled deep underground.
6. Which type of rock never contains fossils?
Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic
7. Which one of these rocks is an igneous rock?
Marble Limestone Basalt
8. Which statement about metamorphic rocks is correct?
They are formed when rocks are heated until they melt. They are only formed from heated sedimentary rocks. They are formed from all types of rock.
9. Which statement about the crystals in metamorphic rocks is correct?
They are small if the molten rock cooled quickly. They are large if the molten rock cooled slowly. They are often arranged in layers.
10. Which metamorphic rock is formed from limestone?
Marble Slate Shale
11. Which of these is not an example of physical weathering?
Freeze-thaw Acid rain falling on limestone Wind blowing sand onto a rock
12. What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?
They get larger and more jagged They get smaller and more rounded. They get smaller and more jagged.
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