Rock Transformation Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

________________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

• volume
• matter
• mass
• weight

Multiple Choice

A subset or subgroup of the population.

• population

• sample

• random sample

• representative sample

Multiple Choice

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Multiple Choice

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Fill in the Blank

Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth is called ___.

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock is formed from the solidification of magma or lava?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• bioclastic

Multiple Choice

Rhyolite is a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

• rapidly cooling lava

• slowly cooling magma

Multiple Choice

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

Multiple Choice

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Washing out

Multiple Choice

What natural force is most likely responsible for the formation of the narrow passage through the cliffs in the picture?

• Blowing wind eroded the soil

• Flowing water eroded the soil

• Ocean waves deposited soil

• Gravity moved and deposited soil

Open Ended

What is the difference between a rock formation and sedimentary rock?

Multiple Choice

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

Multiple Choice

Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of Sedimentary Rock?

• F

• G

• H

• J

Fill in the Blank

The process of sediment being buried and pressed together is called ___.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following processes makes pieces of rock stick together?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Cementation

• Pressuriziation

Multiple Choice

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• melting and solidification

• extreme heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

Multiple Select

Which of the following are necessary for sediment to become sedimentary rock?

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Melting

• Evaporation

Open Ended

Explain how sedimentary rock is formed from sediment. Include the processes involved.

Multiple Choice

Which process involves the transformation of small pieces of rock into a solid rock type?

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Sedimentation

• Evaporation

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sandstone

Multiple Choice

What is Energy?

• The ability to do work.
• Sound combined with motion.
• Atoms and molecules.
• None of these.
• None

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Energy?

• A force that pulls all things towards the Earth's surface.

• The ability to make something Move or Change.

• The five major food groups and the nutrition it provides.

• Force that can use gravity or be stored.

Multiple Choice

What is the ability to make things move or change called?

• Energy

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Uplift

Multiple Choice

Ice wedging is an example of -

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Both physical AND chemical weathering

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?

• acid rain

• oxidation

• animals burrowing

Multiple Choice

Freeze-thaw cycles results in a process known as ice wedging because water ________ as it freezes.

• shrinks

• expands

• remains a constant volume

Open Ended

Explain how energy from the sun contributes to the process of weathering.

Multiple Choice

What type of weathering does this illustration describe?

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Multiple Choice

Which answer below is an example of physical weathering?

• Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches.

• Caves being formed by acid rain.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are processes that break down or move rocks on Earth's surface?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Melting

• Uplift

Fill in the Blank

The rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock is called ___.

Open Ended

Describe the process of uplift and its effect on rock formations.

Multiple Choice

Which process describes rock material moving under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion?

• Subduction

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Multiple Choice

What is the process called when sediment is compacted and cemented together to form rock?

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism

• Subduction

• Lithification

Open Ended

Describe two different ways rocks can form and explain how these processes lead to different types of rocks.

Fill in the Blank

When magma cools, it hardens to form ___ rock.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about rock formation is correct?

• Sediment forms when any type of rock is weathered, driven by energy from the sun.

• Magma forms when any type of rock is melted, driven by energy from Earth's interior.

• Sedimentary rock forms when sediment is compacted and cemented together.

• All of the above

Open Ended

Explain how energy from the sun and Earth's interior contribute to the formation of sediment and magma.

Fill in the Blank

Matter gets transformed by energy, but the same ___ is still present.

Multiple Choice

Which process moves rock formations below Earth's outer layer?

• Subduction

• Uplift

• Plate motion

• Erosion

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about the movement of rock formations?

• Plate motion moves rock formations.

• Subduction moves rock down, below Earth's outer layer.

• Uplift moves rock upward toward Earth's surface.

• Weathering moves rock formations.

Open Ended

What role does energy play in the transformation of rock formations exposed by uplift and subduction?

Open Ended

Explain how uplift and subduction can lead to the transformation of rock formations.