EEn 2.1.1 Quiz A: The Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

Which type of rock results from deposition, compaction, and cementation od sediments?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

Which type of rock results from cooling of magma or lava?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• True
• False

True/False: Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1