Rocks & the Rock Cycle

What kind of rock is formed when molten rock cools below Earth's surface?

• sedimentary

• intrusive igneous

• metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

What type of rock forms when sediment is deposited?

• sedimentary rock

• intrusive igneous

• metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

When molten rock erupts above Earth's surface, it is called ...

• magma

• mantle

• sediment

• lava

What part of the rock cycle is represented by A?

• magma

• igneous rock

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

What part of the rock cycle is represented by B?

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• magma

• metamorphic rock?

What part of the rock cycle is represented by C?

• magma

• sediment

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

What part of the rock cycle is represented by D?

• magma

• lava

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

What part of the rock cycle is represented by E?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• magma

• igneous rock

Which correctly identifies how the rock cycle begins and ends in the diagram?

• magma, igneous rock, sediment, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock

• sediment, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma, igneous rock

• sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma, igneous rock, and sediment

• metamorphic rock, magma, igneous rock, sediment, and sedimentary rock

Which process is NOT involved when intrusive igneous rock becomes sedimentary rock?

• cooling

• exposure and weathering

• erosion and deposition

• lithification and compaction