2.1 Rock...s

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12 questions
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In your own words, why are there no fossils in metamorphic or igneous rocks?

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Click and drag the type of rock to its most likley location of being found.
Other Answer Choices:
metamorphic
igenous
sedimentary
4

Between what temperatures do rocks tend to melt?

4

What geological process changes sediment to a sedimentary rock?

4

What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?

4

Select characteristics found in sedimentary rocks.

4

Select characteristics found in metamorphic rocks.

4

What is missing from the rock cycle?

2
What process does a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?
Other Answer Choices:
cooling
melting
heat and pressure
weathering and erosion
compacting and cementing
4

What is the cycle that transforms sediment into shale (sedimentary), shale into slate (metamorphic), and slate into magma?

4

What is the cycle that transforms magma into granite, granite into sand, and sand into sandstone?

4

What geologic process can change any type of rock into sediment?