Earth's History and the Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle

Objective:

Test your knowledge about the rock cycle!

Multiple Choice

There are three types of rocks that exist within the rock cycle. They are called...

• sedimentary, memoragraphic, and igneous rocks.

• sediment, metamorphic, and igneous rocks.

• sedimentary, metamorphic and iguana rocks.

• sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks.

Draw

Circle the IGNEOUS rock.

Fill in the Blank

This type of rock is formed with great pressure and heat.

Multiple Choice

Magma is...

• Molten rock on the earth's surface

• Hardened rock that covers the ocean floor

• Molten rock inside the earth's surface

• Hardened rock that covers the continents

Multiple Choice

Erosion is a process where..

• Rock particles are compacted together from the force of gravity

• Rock particles are carried by wind or water

• Rock particles are degraded, but not moved

• Metamorphic rocks begin to chemically change

Draw

Draw the structure that contains magma, and ejects lava.

Fill in the Blank

Sandstone is an example of a ___________ rock.

Open Ended

Explain what "sediments" are.

Draw

Circle the SEDIMENT.

Multiple Choice

Which country and volcano did Miss Zapatka collect the igneous rock samples from?

• El Salvador, San Salvador Volcano

• Honduras, Santa Ana Volcano

• El Salvador, Santa Ana Volcano

• Nicaragua, San Salvador Volcano

This is an example of weathering.

Draw

Circle the METAMORPHIC rock.

Fill in the Blank

What type of rock is produced by lava?

​When these substances interact, a process occurs that turns the liquid into a solid.

​Hot lava enters much cooler water.

Multiple Choice

When a liquid cools to a solid, this process in the rock cycle is called...

• crystallization

• melting

• boiling

• evaporation

Draw

Circle the SEDIMENTARY rock.

Multiple Choice

The pressure that metamorphic rocks experience is from the force of...

• friction

• gravity

• weight

• angsty teenagers

Draw

Melting is when we go from a solid to a liquid. Draw an example of something melting. Label your drawing.

Multiple Choice

When deposition, compaction and cementation occurs, the rock cycle goes from..

• sediments to metamorphic rock

• sediments to igneous rock

• sediments to sediments

• sediments to sedimentary rock

Multiple Choice

Deposition is when...

• gravity's force compacts the sediments together

• wind and water carry them somewhere

• soil, rocks and sediments are added to the land

• there is an uprising in the cafeteria about lack of papas