Rock Test Review
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| Igneous rock forms in regions where rock is _____ to melting point then cooled to a solid. | heated
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| Sedimentary rocks can have layers of different colors; this _____ when different minerals are deposited at different times. | occur
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| Sedimentary rocks will most likely _____ an environment where particles of rocks are accumulating. | form
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| Igneous rocks form from the processes of _____ and solidification. | crystallization
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| Metamorphic rocks form from the process of _____ pressure. | extreme
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| Scientists classify rocks into the categories of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary based on their _____. | formation
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| Metamorphic rock forms where any kind of rock is _____ by the extreme heat and pressure. | changed
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| The presence of igneous rocks _____ be evidence of volcanos. | might
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| A rock that has been formed as the result of liquid rock being ejected from a volcano is an _____ rock. | igneous
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| Cementation is one of the _____ processes in the formation of sedimentary rock. | final
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| The interlocking crystals on an igneous rock that helps classify it is that the crystals are a result of melted rock that has _____. | cooled
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| The primary process that turns sediments into sedimentary rock is the upper _____ of sediment, pressing down on lower layers of deposited sediment. | layers
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| Metamorphic rocks are different from igneous rock and sedimentary rocks in that metamorphic rocks form from _____ rock that has been changed. | existing
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| Igneous rock and metamorphic rocks have similar formation, in that they both _____ extreme heat. | require
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| One of the early steps in the formation of sedimentary rock is _____ of existing rock. | weathering
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| Sedimentary rock can be changed into igneous rock if _____ are melted. | sediments
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| Igneous rock can be changed into sedimentary rock when igneous rock are weathered and the _____ deposited. | fragments
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| In order for a rock to be _____ as igneous, liquid rock must have changed its physical state during formation. | classified
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| Igneous and sedimentary rocks could _____ be changed into metamorphic rock if they are changed by pressure. | each
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| Geologists might recognize a metamorphic rock by _____, wavy layers because they were caused by pressure and heat. | distorted
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| Sedimentary rock _____ be classified by using the evidence of being formed by melting rock. | cannot
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| Sedimentary rocks often contain _____ layers because they are formed by the deposition of sediment. | horizontal
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| The melting of rock deep underground is _____ one of the processes by which sedimentary rock is formed. | not
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| Sedimentary rock can be changed into metamorphic rock if it is ______ to extreme heat underground. | exposed
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| Fossils are found in ______ rock. | sedimentary
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| Rock that is formed by _____ and layering of sediment that is pressed together is sedimentary rock. | erosion
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| Igneous rock is formed from ______ or lava. | magma
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| Gneiss rocks are metamorphic and are formed from _____. | granite
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| Igneous rock that is formed from lava cooling _____ the Earth is extrusive igneous rock. | outside
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| An example of an extrusive igneous rock is _____. | obsidian
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| Igneous rock that is formed from magma cooling _____ the Earth is extrusive igneous rock. | inside
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| A sedimentary rock that is formed by gravel and small pebbles is _____. | conglomerate
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