Rock & Rock Cycle Quiz Review - Luli 2024

Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks?

• Metamorphic
• Indigenous
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?

• Igneous only
• Sedimentary only
• Metamorphic only
• Any type of rock

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Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous
• Sedimentary

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• compaction and cementation

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what is the rock cycle.

• molten rock that is stored underground.
• rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
• a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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Intrusive igneous rocks form from

• magma cooling

• lava cooling

• heat and pressure

• weathering and cementing