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Rocks, Soil, and Minerals

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  • What type of rock is formed due to heat and pressure deep inside the earth?
    Metamorphic rock
    Sedimentary rock
    Fossils
  • Minerals are made from ________
    Nonliving things
    Living things
  • T/F: Scientists believe that the Earth is over 4 billion years old.
    True
    False
  • Which layers of rock is the oldest?
    The layer found near the surface/TOP layer
    The layer furthest from the surface/BOTTOM layer
  • The cycle in which rock forms, changes from one type to another and continues to change form.
    Sedimentary rock
    Rock cycle
  • What type of rock is found near volcanoes?
    Igneous rock
    Fossils
    Metamorphic rock
  • A rock that forms when magma rock cools and hardens. Volcanic rock______
    Sedimentary rock
    Fossil
    Igneous rock
  • What is one way to identify a rock?
    Pattern
    Hardness
    Luster
    All of these
  • What type of rock are layered with sediment?
    Mineral
    Igneous rock
    Sedimentary rock
  • Rocks are made from one or more ______
    Fossils
    Minerals
    Magma
  • This is the preserved remains of living things often found in sedimentary rock. It may contain imprints or pieces of living things.
    Igneous rock
    Fossils
    Minerals
  • A student saw sharp rocks on his way to a stream and saw smooth rocks in the stream. Why were the rocks in the stream smoother?
    Rocks can't be smooth
    I don't know
    Weathering