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Rock Cycle
Test Description: Practice Quiz on the Rock Cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called
A
crystallization
B
the water cycle
C
erosion
D
the rock cycle
2) Which of the following is NOT one of the possible stages in the rock cycle?
A
melting and cooling
B
heat and pressure
C
melting and pressure
D
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
3) What step in the rock cycle would be required to change an igneous rock into a sedimentary rock?
A
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
B
melting and pressure
C
heat and pressure
D
melting and cooling
4) What step of the rock cycle would be required to change a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
A
melting and pressure
B
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
C
melting and cooling
D
heat and pressure
5) The rock cycle begins
A
at sedimentary rock
B
nowhere
C
at metamorphic rock
D
at igneous rock
6) Any igneous rock is formed by
A
melting and pressure
B
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
C
heat and pressure
D
melting and cooling
7) The rock cycle ends
A
at igneous rock
B
at sedimentary rock
C
nowhere
D
at metamorphic rock
8) Generally a rock is made up of
A
a mixture of minerals and other materials
B
small crystals
C
a compound of several elements
D
large crystals
9) Lithification is the combination of these two processes
A
heat and pressure
B
melting and cooling
C
weathering and erosion
D
compaction and cementation
10) During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?
A
weathering
B
deposition
C
erosion
D
compaction
11) Which type of rock usually contains fossils?
A
all rock types
B
metamorphic rock
C
sedimentary rock
D
igneous rock
12) Which statement is true about igneous rocks?
A
An igneous rock with large crystals has cooled very quickly.
B
An igneous rock with small or no crystals has cooled very quickly.
C
An igneous rock is formed by melting and pressure.
D
An igneous rock is always formed by volcanoes.
13) What is the moving of sediments from their original position called?
A
weathering
B
erosion
C
lithification
D
deposition
14) What is the settling out of the sediment called?
A
lithification
B
compaction
C
deposition
D
weathering
15) What is the creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means called?
A
lithification
B
erosion
C
weathering
D
deposition
16) What is the process where sediment is glued together when minerals dissolve?
A
cementation
B
compaction
C
deposition
D
weathering
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