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The Rock Cycle Pre test
By KC Petruzzi
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Question 1
1.
A(n) __________ is any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of Earth.
Question 2
2.
Most rocks, such as granite, occur as a solid mixture of _________.
Question 3
3.
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Magma that reaches the surface is called _________.
Question 6
6.
The process in which rocks are physically or chemically broken down by water, air, and living things is _________.
Question 7
7.
Question 8
8.
Question 9
9.
Question 10
10.
A characteristic of rock is that each of the component materials retains its properties in the mixture.
True
False
Which of the following identify a type of rock?
igneous
metamorphic
crystalline
sedimentary
all of the choices are correct
none of the choices are correct
What happens at #2?
magma cools
lava cools
both magma cools and lava cools
only lava cools
only magma cools
What happens at 5, 6, and 7
deposition
sedimentation
weathering
nothing
What causes the processes at 1 and 4?
extreme heat
extreme pressure
melting of rock
all of the choices are correct
none of the choices are correct
What drives the rock cycle (provides the energy)?
heat/energy from the Earth's radioactive core
energy from the Sun
Both heat/energy from the Earth's radioactive core and the Sun.
Neither the heat from Earth's radioactive core or the energy from the Sun.
