Unit 8 Test Review- Rocks and Rock Cycle

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

Which type of igneous rock forms above ground?

• Intrusive
• Organic
• Extrusive
• Foliated

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

Magma cooling and hardening below Earth's surface forms an

• Intrusive igneous rock
• Extrusive igneous rock
• Foliated metamorphic rock
• Organic sedimentary rock

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

Sediment being moved from one area to another is called

• erosion
• deposition
• weathering
• compaction

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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

• True
• False

Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.

• metamorphic
• magma
• igneous
• sedimentary