The Rock Cycle

One process by which sediment is created is called _________________

• compaction
• erosion
• metamorphosis
• cementation

The process where sediment becomes glued together is called _________________

• compaction
• erosion
• weathering
• cementation

____________ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the Earth change without melting or weathering.

• igneous
• sedementary
• metamorphic

Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are _______.

• igneous
• sedementary
• metamorphic

Molten rock material found on the Earth’s surface is _______.

• lava
• magma
• sedementary
• metamorphic

Which type igneous material cools fastest?

• lava
• magma
• sediments

What is the Rock Cycle?

• The process of how rocks are formed from dirt.
• The path the rock travels.
• How rocks are formed from plant and animal remains.
• How rocks are formed and recycled.

What is the process that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?

• compaction & cementation
• erosion & weathering
• heat & pressure

What is the process that helps form existing rock into sedimentary rock?w

• weathering
• erosion
• compaction
• all of them

___________ rock may contain fossils.

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary