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Match the geological processes to their descriptions.
See it on the paper →The diagram shows the rock cycle. rock type C rock type A rock type B heat and pressure weathering and erosion compacting and cementing weathering and erosion weathering and erosion sediment cooling magma melting melting heat and pressure Identify each type of rock. A .................................... B ...............
See it on the paper →The diagram represents the rock cycle. he at sure res d p an g lin m e lt d er an os io n in g melting and co o rock A c oo rock C t and pressure hea li n g rock B e r o si o n Identify the rock, A, B or C, that represents: • igneous rock • sedimentary rock
See it on the paper →Complete the description of the formation of sedimentary rocks using words from the list. Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all. crystallisation sedimentation deposition transportation erosion weathering Water in streams and rivers carries small particles of rock and sand. This process is called . Ev...
See it on the paper →how a sedimentary rock such as sandstone is formed.
See it on the paper →Describe the formation of sedimentary rock.
See it on the paper →A second question relating to rock type, the majority of candidates were able to interpret the diagram and provide the correct identities for the rock types.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0680/12 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
The majority of candidates scored credit for completing the sentences, most commonly for sedimentation; deposition was the second most commonly known correct response.
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0680/13 Q4(a) (Cambridge)
In describing the formation of sedimentary rocks, the processes of weathering and erosion were well described, with transportation and deposition less so. Confusion with the formation of metamorphic rocks was evident in some scripts.
— Examiner report, May/June 2021, 0680/12 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
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