TTO 3 - §1.4 - The rock cycle

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Water dissolves limestone, this is ...

1. Freeze-thaw weathering
2. Weathering because of heating and cooling
3. Chemical weathering
4. Biological weathering

Read yesterday's news about holes in the road. What happened here?

1. Freeze-thaw weathering
2. Weathering because of heating and cooling
3. Chemical weathering
4. Biological weathering

Which of these is NOT an example of sedimentary rock?

1. Sandstone
2. Limestone
3. Mudstone
4. Slate

Under which circumstances does sedimentary rock form?

1. Under a lot of heat and pressure
2. Under pressure and cementation
3. When rock melts
4. When rock cools down

If limestone is under a lot of heat and pressure, it will turn into ...

1. Granite
2. Slate
3. Quartzite
4. Marble

Which of these four answers shows the correct combination between:

sediment - sedimentary rock - metamorphic rock

1. Sand - sandstone - slate
2. mud - mudstone - slate
3. shells - quartzite - limestone
4. sandstone - quartzite - granite

If magma cools down inside the Earth's crust, ... forms

1. granite
2. basalt
3. quartzite
4. marble

What is the next step in the rock cycle?

1. Melting of rock
2. Formation of sedimentary rock
3. Uplift
4. Weathering and erosion