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