rock cycle quiz

Question 1

definition of weathering

Answer 1

the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere:

Question 2

define erosion

Answer 2

the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents:

Question 3

define deposition

Answer 3

the action of depositing something:

Question 4

define sediment

Answer 4

particulate matter that is carried by water or wind and deposited on the surface of the land or the bottom of a body of water, and may in time become consolidated into rock:

Question 5

define sedimentary rock

Answer 5

the combined rock form of many littler pebbles grains and other rock

Question 6

define igneous rock

Answer 6

cooled magma in solid formthat has holes and can be glassy

Question 7

define metamorphic rock

Answer 7

rock that usually has different colored layers and crystalized

Question 8

how do the following changes happen

Answer 8

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Question 9

Igneous to metamorphic

Answer 9

heating and pressure

Question 10

ingeous to sedimentary

Answer 10

wheathering and erosion

Question 11

sedimentary to metamorpic

Answer 11

heat and pressure

Question 12

sedimentary to igneaous

Answer 12

melting and cooling

Question 13

metamorphic to igneous

Answer 13

melting and cooling

Question 14

metamorphic to sedimentary

Answer 14

weathering and erosion

Question 15

what is the difference between erosion and weathering?

Answer 15

The difference between weathering and erosion is based on whether a rock’s location has changed: Weathering degrades a rock without moving it, while erosion carries rocks and soil away from their original locations.

Question 16

the end

Answer 16

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