Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle

By Ali Uyanik

​Bell Ringer 5 minutes
Find and write the definition of these words in your notebook.

Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction

Multiple Choice

What's the correct definition of Weathering.

• Weathering is the process of breaking down rocks and minerals.
• Weathering is the process of increasing the size of rocks.
• Weathering is the process of creating new rocks.
• Weathering refers to the movement of rocks from one place to another.

Multiple Choice

What's the correct definition of Erosion?

• Erosion refers to the growth of vegetation in an area.
• Erosion is the process of wearing away and transporting surface materials.
• Erosion is the process of creating new landforms.
• Erosion is the method of planting seeds in soil.

Multiple Choice

What's the correct definition of Deposition

• Deposition refers to the movement of tectonic plates.
• Deposition is the process of eroding materials from a landform.
• Deposition is the geological process in which materials are added to a landform.
• Deposition is the process of transforming gas into liquid.

Multiple Choice

What's the correct definition of Compaction of sediments

• The process of layering sediments without any pressure applied.
• The process of compressing sediments under pressure, reducing their volume and increasing density.
• The process of heating sediments to form rocks.
• The process of mixing sediments with water to create mud.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the pictures below is coal?

Multiple Choice

Which of the pictures below is sandstone?

Multiple Choice

Which of the pictures below is obsidian?

Multiple Choice

Which of the pictures below is granite?

​Rock Cycle Video

Multiple Choice

What is the rock cycle?

• The rock cycle is the process of making rocks in a laboratory.
• The rock cycle is the process of transformation of rocks through geological processes.
• The rock cycle refers to the movement of tectonic plates.
• The rock cycle is a type of music genre.

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock results from the melting and cooling of magma?

• Metamorphic rock
• Granite
• Sedimentary rock
• Igneous rock

​Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock, either magma below the Earth's surface or lava above the surface

Multiple Select

Obsidian forms from which of the following two things?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following processes is most responsible for turning stone into cobblestone?

• Melting

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Cooling

Multiple Choice

Which of the rocks below can float on water?

• Basalt
• Pumice
• Marble
• Granite

​Igneous Rocks

Sediments

Multiple Choice

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• compaction
• sedimentation
• erosion
• weathering

Multiple Choice

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• Erosion
• Sedimentation
• Cementation
• Compaction

Multiple Choice

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called

• erosion
• compaction
• sedimentation
• lithification

​Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of sediments, which are particles of minerals or organic matter. These rocks are created on the Earth's surface through various geological processes like weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation. 

Multiple Select

Which of the following materials are examples of sedimentary rocks or materials?

• Sandstone

• Sand

• Coal

• Obsidian

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of sedimentary rocks?

• Sedimentary rocks are types of rocks that are formed by the accumulation and compaction of sediments.
• Sedimentary rocks are composed entirely of crystalline minerals.
• Sedimentary rocks are created by the cooling of magma.
• Sedimentary rocks are formed from volcanic activity.

Multiple Choice

In which types of rocks are fossils typically preserved?

• Metamorphic rocks
• Sedimentary rocks
• Igneous rocks
• Volcanic rocks

Multiple Choice

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Volcanic rock
• Sedimentary rock

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of metamorphic rocks?

• Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been changed from their original form due to heat, pressure, or chemical processes.
• Rocks that have not undergone any changes
• Rocks that are always soft and crumbly
• Rocks formed from volcanic activity

Multiple Choice

After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

• Metamorphic rock
• Volcanic rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Igneous rock

​Crayon Rock Cycle Video

Multiple Choice

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

​Stones for Kids video