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True or False? Coral animals can live on land and in water.
False
True or False? Melting is a process that turns rocks into sediments.
False
True or False? Granite is the most common extrusive rock.
False
True or False? Particles that make up sedimentary rocks are called sediments.
True
True or False? About 100 minerals make up most of the rocks in the Earth’s crust.
False
The squeezing of layers of sediments is called ____.
Compaction
Mixtures of minerals and other materials are called ____.
Rocks
A metamorphic rock used for a statue is usually made of ____.
Marble
Sedimentary rocks that form from the remains of living things are called ____ rocks.
Organic
The texture of an igneous rock depends on the shape and size of the rock’s ____.
Crystals
Metamorphic rocks with their grains lined up in layers are called ____.
Foliated
____ is the process in which sediments are glued together.
Cementation
Which kind of sedimentary rock do coral reefs form from?
Limestone
A rock that is used for cleaning and polishing is called ____.
Pumice
Granite is a light colored rock because it is made up mostly of ____.
Silica
Which kind of rock forms when heat and pressure change the rock?
Metamorphic
Rocks that form when magma and lava cool are called ____.
Igneous rocks
Small particles that make up rocks are called ____.
Grains
Basalt is an example of a ____ rock.
Extrusive
How a rock’s surface looks and feels is a rock’s ____.
Texture
