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Grade 9 Rocks
Rocks formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions are                  .
  1. igneous rocks
  2. limestone rocks
  3. sedimentary rocks
  4. metamorphic rocks
Grade 9 Rocks
What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?
  1. Sedimentary Rock
  2. Igneous Rock
  3. Metamorphic Rock
Grade 9 Rocks
The stage in the rock cycle that follows weathering is
  1. crystallization.
  2. eruption.
  3. melting.
  4. erosion.
Grade 9 Rocks
                  rock is formed from the cooling of lava on Earth's surface.
  1. Intrusive igneous
  2. Extrusive igneous
  3. Sedimentary
  4. Metamorphic
Grade 9 Rocks
What kind of rock is subjected to tectonic forces that can change its structure?
  1. Metamorphic Rock
  2. Igneous Rock
  3. Volcanic Rock
  4. Sedimentary Rock
Grade 9 Rocks
Igneous rock that cools and solidifies on or very near Earth's surface.
  1. extrusive rock
  2. foliated rock
  3. igneous rock
  4. intrusive rock
  5. metamorphic rock
  6. plutonic rock
  7. sedimentary rock
  8. volcanic rock
Grade 9 Rocks
What do you call the process that describes the changes among rock types through time?
  1. type changing
  2. the rock cycle
  3. erosion
  4. melting
Grade 9 Rocks
When does "uplift" occur in the rock cycle?
  1. when buried rocks are brought to the surface
  2. when magma rises and cools
  3. when there is extreme weather erosion
  4. when there is faulting or folding
Grade 9 Rocks
Igneous rock that cools and solidifies beneath Earth's surface.
  1. extrusive rock
  2. foliated rock
  3. igneous rock
  4. intrusive rock
  5. metamorphic rock
  6. plutonic rock
  7. sedimentary rock
  8. volcanic rock
Grade 9 Rocks
A metamorphic rock can be best classified according to its
  1. density and texture.
  2. color and composition.
  3. texture and composition.
  4. density and color.
Grade 9 Rocks
What rock is shown below?
Rock - Igneous - Obsidian
  1. scoria
  2. diorite
  3. dunite
  4. obsidian
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