An igneous rock can turn into a sedimentary rock through erosion, pressure and cementation.
How can an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?(1 point)
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through erosion, pressure and cementation
through erosion, pressure and cementation
through cementation, pressure and erosion
through cementation, pressure and erosion
through erosion, heat and pressure
through erosion, heat and pressure
through heat, erosion and pressure
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Which is needed to turn an igneous rock or sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?(1 point)
Responses
freezing and cementation
freezing and cementation
heat and pressure
heat and pressure
melting and cooling
melting and cooling
erosion and deposition
Responses
freezing and cementation
freezing and cementation
heat and pressure
heat and pressure
melting and cooling
melting and cooling
erosion and deposition
To turn an igneous rock or sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock, heat and pressure are needed.
Which statement is correct about uplifting and burial in the rock cycle?(1 point)
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Uplifting exposes rocks to cooling, while burial exposes rocks to cementation.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cooling, while burial exposes rocks to cementation.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cementation, while burial exposes rocks to cooling.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cementation, while burial exposes rocks to cooling.
Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.
Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.
Uplifting exposes rocks to heat and pressure, while burial exposes rocks to erosion.
Responses
Uplifting exposes rocks to cooling, while burial exposes rocks to cementation.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cooling, while burial exposes rocks to cementation.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cementation, while burial exposes rocks to cooling.
Uplifting exposes rocks to cementation, while burial exposes rocks to cooling.
Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.
Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.
Uplifting exposes rocks to heat and pressure, while burial exposes rocks to erosion.
The correct statement about uplifting and burial in the rock cycle is: Uplifting exposes rocks to erosion, while burial exposes rocks to heat and pressure.
Based on the rock cycle, which statement correctly describes the sediments that form sedimentary rocks?(1 point)
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Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of erosion.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of erosion.
Only igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sediments after years of erosion.
Only igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sediments after years of erosion.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of compaction and cementation.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of compaction and cementation.
Only igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sediments after years of compaction and cementation.
Responses
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of erosion.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of erosion.
Only igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sediments after years of erosion.
Only igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sediments after years of erosion.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of compaction and cementation.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of compaction and cementation.
Only igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sediments after years of compaction and cementation.
The correct statement is: Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can all become sediments after years of erosion.
A student is using images of rocks to make a rock cycle diagram. The table describes the rocks the student is using:
Name Type
metamorphic slate
sedimentary limestone
igneous obsidian
Which label should the student add to an arrow from the picture of obsidian to the picture of slate?
(1 point)
Responses
heat and pressure
heat and pressure
cooling
cooling
years of erosion
years of erosion
pressure and cementation
Name Type
metamorphic slate
sedimentary limestone
igneous obsidian
Which label should the student add to an arrow from the picture of obsidian to the picture of slate?
(1 point)
Responses
heat and pressure
heat and pressure
cooling
cooling
years of erosion
years of erosion
pressure and cementation
The student should add the label heat and pressure to the arrow from the picture of obsidian to the picture of slate, as this describes the process through which igneous rocks can transform into metamorphic rocks.