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SW 5th Shaping of the Earth

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  • What do igneous rocks become when they break down and settle into layers?
    Igneous rock
    Metamorphic rock
    Sedimentary rock
    Magma
  • Limestone is a...
    type of marble
    cooled by magma on the surface of the earth
    type of granite rock
    sedimentary rock
  • A brand new rock, fresh from the molten underground is called...
    molten rock
    sedimentary rock
    metamorphic rock
    igneous rock
  • Which scientists study rocks, metals and minerals from the earth?
    biologists
    paleontologists
    geologists
    archaeologists
  • Uluru was part of...
    the sandy ocean floor
    iron formations
    North America
    granite rock formations
  • Metamorphic rock comes from
    sudden cooling of magma
    sedimentary rock that cools suddenly
    years of erosion
    great amounts of pressure and heat
  • The rock cycle involves...
    only pressure, but not heat
    starts on the surface of the earth
    only a few thousand years
    rocks forming from other materials and changing
  • Diamonds are formed from...
    Carbon
    Brazil
    Sudden cooling
    Magma
  • Magma is a type of granite rock
    False
  • Uluru is the worlds largest rock monolith.
    True
  • Which of the following is the best definition of magma?
    melted rock deep inside the earth
    liquid diamonds
    a large solid stone
    a frozen mass of ice
  • Sedimentary rock is made up of
    chicken nuggets
    magma
    layers of broken down particles
    large chunks of igneous rock
  • What best describes how rocks begin?
    Formed as magma pushes to the earth's surface and cools.
    As they are pressed together
    They are heated together
    They are broken down by weathering
  • Magma is hot, molten liquid rock.
    True
  • How do glaciers change the surface of the Earth?
    Rocks frozen underneath glaciers carve the land
    Sudden melting
    Glaciers break into icebergs
    They change the north and south poles
  • How are sedimentary rocks formed?
    Pushed under continental plates
    When they come out of volcanoes
    In the earth's core
    Broken down materials by weathering
  • What occurs when the earth's plates slide back and forth?
    Volcanos
    Hurricanes
    Earthquakes
    Tornados
  • Monolith means "all one stone".
    True
  • Some Pacifica residents had to evacuate due to erosion.
    True
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