Rocks and the Rock Cycle Answers

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What determines the color of a rock?

A
texture
B
grain pattern
C
mineral type
D
grain shape
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✔ igneousmetamorphicsedimentary

A
✔ igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
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igneousmetamorphic✔ sedimentary

A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
✔ sedimentary
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Which phrases apply to metamorphic rocks? Check all that apply.form under extreme heat and pressureform from existing rocksform from magma and lavaform when sediments combineform from volcanic eruptions

A
form under extreme heat and pressure
B
form from existing rocks
C
form from magma and lava
D
form when sediments combine
E
form from volcanic eruptions
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✔ igneousmetamorphic sedimentary

A
✔ igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
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Which phrases describe what the rock cycle shows? Check all that apply.how rocks change from one type to anotherwhich processes are involved in rock changesthat the changes follow a specific orderthat the process of change is very rapidwhat makes some rocks change more slowly than others

A
how rocks change from one type to another
B
which processes are involved in rock changes
C
that the changes follow a specific order
D
that the process of change is very rapid
E
what makes some rocks change more slowly than others
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Answers:
Using the drop-down menus, label the parts of the rock cycle. A:sediment
B:metamorphic rock
C:sedimentary rock
D:weathering and erosion
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✔ sedimentsedimentary rock metamorphic rock

A
✔ sediment
B
sedimentary rock
C
metamorphic rock
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sediment sedimentary rock ✔ metamorphic rock

A
sediment
B
sedimentary rock
C
✔ metamorphic rock
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sediment ✔ sedimentary rockmetamorphic rock

A
sediment
B
✔ sedimentary rock
C
metamorphic rock
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compaction and cementationheat and pressure✔ weathering and erosion

A
compaction and cementation
B
heat and pressure
C
✔ weathering and erosion

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