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