Goal 2.1 Review Quiz

Which of these structures form when materials are deposited, buried, and cemented?

• intrusive structures
• volcanic mountains
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock

Two tectonic plates pushing toward each other cause intense heat and pressure in Earth’s crust. Into which will crust material be changed by heat and pressure?

• fossils 
• metamorphic rock
• sediments
• igneous rock

2. Melted rock inside a volcano or near a volcano is known as....

• Magma
• Lava
• Pyroclastic Material

Marta was studying a diagram of the rock cycle. She wanted to know what could cause a sedimentary rock to become a metamorphic rock. Which processes must occur in order for a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

• compaction and cementing
• heating and pressure
• melting and cooling
• uplifting and erosion

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

the process by which layers or sheets of rock gradually break off

• exfoliation
• abrasion
• erosion
• deposition

the process of wearing down by friction - like sand blasting

• exfoliation

• abrasion

• erosion

• deposition

the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

rock particles wear away rock

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition