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Rock Cycle
Test Description: Reviewing steps and terms associated with the rock cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When rock is broken into smaller pieces, the pieces are called
A
sediments
B
chips
C
pebbles
D
particles
2) Which type of rock forms when molten magma or lava solidifies?
A
metamorphic
B
Igneous
C
sedimentary
3) Sediments that have been pressed together form which type of rock?
A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
4) When small pieces of rock are moved from one place to another by wind, water and glaciers, it is called
A
erosion
B
rock flow
C
weathering
D
cementation
5) Which of the following is not a process included in the rock cycle?
A
heat and pressure
B
compacting and cementation
C
weathering and erosion
D
sliding and mixing
6) The breaking up of rock into smaller pieces through natural Earth processes is called
A
erosion
B
chips
C
weathering
D
compaction
7) What is the name of the hot molten rock under Earth's surface called?
A
none
B
both magma or lava
C
magma
D
lava
8) What happens to change igneous or sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?
A
cooling of magma or lava
B
compaction
C
weathering or erosion
D
heat and pressure
9) How is igneous rock formed?
A
compaction and cementation
B
weathering and erosion
C
heat and pressure
D
cooling of magma or lava
10) Sedimentary rock is formed by
A
high pressure and temperatures
B
compaction or cementation
C
cooling of magma or lava
D
melting of rock
11) Metamorphic rocks are formed by
A
melting into magma
B
cooling after a volcano erupts
C
small chunks of rock cementing and compacting together
D
sedimentary rocks undergoing heat and pressure
12) What happens to metamorphic rocks when they melt?
A
they become intrusive igneous rock
B
they become sedimentary rock
C
they become extrusive igneous rock
D
they become magma
13) When intrusive igneous rocks form they are different from extrusive igneous rocks because
A
they cool slower and form a rock that is glassy
B
bazinga!
C
they cool slowly and form a rock that has crystals
D
they cool faster and form crystals
14) Hot liquid rock on Earth's surface is called
A
none
B
magma or lava
C
lava
D
magma
15) The process of rock forming is called the
A
rock cycle
B
magma cycle
C
weathering cycle
D
rock formation
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