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Test Description: Rock cycle quiz
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1) Which of these is an example of chemical weathering?
A
Tree roots pushing through the pavement.
B
Waves crashing onto the side a sea wall.
C
Acid rain eroding away a statue.
2) What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?
A
They get smaller and more rounded.
B
They get larger and more jagged.
C
They get smaller and more rounded.
3) Which of these is not an example of physical weathering?
A
wind blowing sand onto a rock
B
freeze-thaw
C
acid rain falling on limestone
4) Which metamorphic rock is formed from limestone?
A
shale
B
marble
C
slate
5) Which statement about the crystals in metamorphic rocks is correct?
A
They are often arranged in layers.
B
They are small if the molten rock cooled quickly.
C
They are large if the molten rock cooled slowly.
6) Which statement about metamorphic rocks is correct?
A
They are formed from all types of rock.
B
They are only formed from heated sedimentary rocks.
C
They are formed when rocks are heated until they melt.
7) Which of these rocks is an igneous rock
A
basalt
B
limestone
C
marble
8) Which type of rock never contains fossils?
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
9) What does the presence of tiny crystals in a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?
A
The molten rock cooled very quickly.
B
The molten rock cooled very slowly.
C
The molten rock cooled deep underground.
10) What is magma?
A
salt crystals in sedimentary rock
B
bubbles of gas
C
molten rock
11) Where are the oldest layers of rock usually found in a cliff made from sedimentary rock?
A
at the top
B
in the middle
C
at the bottom
12) Only one of these rocks is a sedimentary rock. Which one?
A
granite
B
slate
C
shale
13) Which of the following is the order for forming sedimentary rocks?
A
sedimentation - compaction - cementation
B
compaction - sedimentation - cementation
C
sedimentation - cementation - compaction
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