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