Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle

By Katie Heter

Multiple Choice

Which rock pictured represents an igneous rock?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Which rock pictured represents a metamorphic rock?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Which rock pictured represents a sedimentary rock?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Match the process arrow with the description.

1

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

2

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

3

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

4

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

5

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

6

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

7

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

8

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Match the process arrow with the description.

9

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cooling

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Acid Rain

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Rust

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Animals Digging

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Ice

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Lichen

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Tree Roots

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Wind

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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A mudslide flowing down a hill

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Waves dropping sand on a beach

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Sediment being carried by a fast river

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Layers of sediment forming at a river delta

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Water freezing in the cracks of a rock

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Acid rain slowly wearing away a statue

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Acid rain slowly wearing away a statue

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Removing the plants from a hillside will increase

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Wind creating sand dunes

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Overwatering your grass washes away topsoil.

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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What is a sinkhole?

• A hole formed when limestone is dissolved (WATER) and ERODED causing the land above to collapse

• A pile of sediment and rocks that has been eroded then DEPOSITED by a glacier (ICE)

• the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope caused by GRAVITY, heavy rains (WATER), cutting down trees, construction on steep slopes, and/or earthquakes

• Pollution (sulfuric acid) from factories dissolves in precipitation; a cause of CHEMICAL weathering when the acid eats away at rocks and buildings

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Based on the video and diagram above what does the sugar cubes represent in the demonstration?

• the bedrock (which is limestone in Florida)

• the sand

• the water

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What process is responsible for sinkholes?

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Identify the following picture as deforestation, urbanization or desertification.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Permanent destruction of forests to make land available for other uses.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically because of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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An increase in population in cities in towns and areas that were once pastures and farmland.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Loss of biodiversity; increase of greenhouse gas emissions; pollution due to human consumption of food, energy, water and land. Increased erosion from lack of plant roots.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Loss of biodiversity; increase of greenhouse gas emissions; disruption of the water cycle and creation of soil erosions

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Reduces the ability of land to support life, affecting wild species, domestic animals, agricultural crops and people. The reduction in plant leads to accelerated soil erosion by wind and water.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• desrtification

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Our beaches in Florida are lined with large hotels and condominiums. Natural vegetation was cleared away from the beaches to make room for the buildings. What is a consequence that we have seen on Florida beaches because of clearing the vegetation for building?

• There is less food from the vegetation to feed the citizens of Florida

• There is more and more erosion of the beaches in Florida

• The fishing is not as abundant as it once was in Florida

• The sand is heating up at record levels on our beach

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Which of the following would be a cause of chemical weathering?

• Acid rain

• Freezing and thawing

• Abrasion

• Animal Action

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Shells and other types of fossils are often found in limestone. Given enough time, intense pressure, and heat, the limestone may change into marble. What type of change is occurring when limestone changes into marble?

• sedimentary into igneous

• sedimentary into metamorphic

• metamorphic into igneous

• metamorphic into sedimentary

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The closest active volcano to Florida is on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. What types of rocks would you expect to find near this volcano and what processes make them?

• metamorphic rocks made when cooling magma solidifies

• metamorphic rocks made with intense pressure and heat

• igneous rocks made when cooling magma solidifies

• igneous rocks made with intense pressure and heat

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The satellite photograph shows an area in Alaska after a fire occurred.

Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred?

• Less sediment flowed into the river becasue the fire heated up the soil and made it drier.

• The amount of vegitation increased and less sediment flowed into the river because the fire produced ash that mixed with the soil.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the fire destroyed most of the vegetation holding the sediment in place.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the fire disrupted animal habitats and caused animals to leave the area.

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Which of the following natural forces might cause a boulder to physically weather?

• a river rushing over the boulder

• wind blowing sand against the boulder

• plant roots growing into cracks in the boulder

• all of the above

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The satellite image below shows a portion of the Namib Desert in Africa. This is an ancient, sandy desert with dunes that can be up to 305 m tall. The Namib Desert extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean between 80 km and 200 km and receives only 5 mm to 76 mm of rain each year.

A satellite picture of this same area taken weeks before shows the shape and location of some sand dunes have changed. Which of these is the most likely cause of changes in the dunes?

• Ocean Waves

• Flowing River

• Blowing Wind

• Crustal uplift

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Florida’s geology includes a lot of limestone rock (sedimentary). Over time, limestone undergoes chemical weathering when exposed to acidic water. What geologic structures often form when limestone encounters acidic water?

• sand and sand dunes

• saltwater lakes

• rolling hills

• sinkholes and caverns

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What must happen in order for a metamorphic rock to be transformed into an igneous rock?

• It must be compressed by high temperatures and pressure within Earth's crust

• It must be soaked in water until it dissolves and reforms in a different shape

• It must be pulled under Earth's crust, melted, and forced out above the crust to cool

• It must be weathered into sand grains and compressed into multiple layers

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In some places, timber companies remove all the trees from entire hillsides when they are harvesting logs, and farmers till the soil in the fall and leave the ground bare of plants until it is time to plant in spring. What is the most likely effect of doing either of these things?

• Plants will sprout better

• Erosion will happen faster

• Soil will stay cooler

• Decomposition will speed up

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Weathering is the division and separation of particles by both mechanical and chemical forces. What is an example of a mechanical force in nature that could cause weathering in rocks?

• rapid temperature change (warm to cold)

• mining operations

• acid rain

• passage of time

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The processes involved in the rock cycle take place over millions of years. Which of the following describes a phase of the rock cycle that takes longer to produce results?

• Rocks are eroded by wind and rain

• Eroded rocks travel by wind or moving water

• Rocks form layers of sediment and solidify into new rocks

• Rocks being forced beneath the surface of earth by plate tectonics

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The satellite photograph below shows a large meteorite crater that is 1200 m in diameter and 170 m deep. The crater is located in a flat, arid part of northeastern Arizona.

How will this crater most likely change over time?

• It will get deeper as it fills with water.

• It will rise up like a volcanic crater

• It will become less deep as the rim erodes

• It will widen as it fills with lava