Geological Processes Review #2

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into

• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• metamorphic rock

Sediments being pressed and glued together forms what type of rock?

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called

• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• metamorphic rock

A series of processes on Earth's surface and interior that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called the

• sedimentary rock
• rock cycle
• rock change

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True
• False

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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

• True
• False