© ntscience.co.uk 2005ks3 unit 8h – the rock cycle1 the rock cycle
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Q1. What do we call the collection of processes
which shape the surface of the Earth?
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Q2. Which rock type is formed from the cooling
of molten rock (magma)?
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Q3. Which rock type is formed by the deposition
of small particles of eroded rock?
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Q4. Which rock type is formed by the action of heat and/or pressure on
an existing rock?
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Q5. What do we call molten (liquid) rock, beneath the earth's
surface ?
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Q6. What do we call molten (liquid) rock,
flowing over the earth's surface?
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Q8. What do we call it when a volcano becomes active,
spewing out material?
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Q9. What do we call the fine particles of material
thrown into the atmosphere during a
volcanic eruption?
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Q10. What do we call igneous rocks formed from magma beneath the earth's surface?
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Q11. What do we call igneous rocks formed from magma on top of the earth's surface?
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Q12. What do you call it when bare rock appears
in a landscape?
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Q13. What do you call the movement of rock particles by a river, for
example?
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Q14. What are formed when tectonic plates
push together and raise layers of rock?
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Q15. Give a word that means the squashing or squeezing by the weight
of rock above?