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Science Quiz Study
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Question | Answer |
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What is a plateau? | A large, nearly level area of land that has been uplifted or elevated above the surrounding area. |
What is a rock column? | A sequence of rocks that can be seen at six national parks |
What is a formation? | A rock layer composed of more than one kind of rock, but the rocks can be recognized from one place to another |
What is differential erosion? | Landforms shaped like steps or cliffs and slopes are formed with this process. Weaker rocks get eroded away and the harder more durable rocks stay, leaving behind knobs and cliffs in the process. |
Is the Colorado River on the Colorado Plateau? | Yes |
How does Sedimentary Rock change to a Metamorphic Rock? | Pressure and chemical reaction |
How does a Metamorphic Rock change to a Igneous Rock? | Melting and solidification |
Is the Green River on the Colorado Plateau? | Yes |
Is the Mississippi River on the Colorado Plateau? | No |
How does granite turn into sand? | Weathering and erosion |
How does Igneous rock change into Sedimentary rock? | Weathering and erosion |
What are the two rocks that are Sedimentary in the rock cycle picture? | Sandstone and Limestone |
What are the two rocks that are Metamorphic in the rock cycle picture? | Marble and Gneiss |
What are the two rocks that are Igneous in the rock cycle picture? | Granite and Basalt |
Can a Igneous rock change into a different Igneous rock? | Yes |
What are the three main types of rocks found in the Colorado Plateau? | Sandstone, Limestone and Shale |
What does the magma act like in the rock cycle picture? | Heat |
What comes first, the sand or the granite when it comes to erosion and the rock cycle? | Sand |