Quiz about Rock Cycle Quiz

Question 1

Sedimentary rock becomes sediment by

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Weathering and erosion

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Melting

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Heat and pressure

Question 2

What type of rock forms directly from heat and/or pressure?

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 3

Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are _____.

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sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

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sediment

Question 4

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 5

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

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 6

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

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Extrusive

Question 7

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

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Heating/Melting and cooling

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Extreme heat and pressure

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Compaction and cementation

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Weathering and erosion

Question 8

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Compaction

Question 9

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

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sediment

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texture

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weathering

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erosion

Question 10

What are the steps for making sedimentary rock, in order? Erosion, ___________, __________, then ___________.

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Deposition, Compaction, then Cementation

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Compaction, Deposition, then Cementation

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Deposition, Cementation, then Compaction

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Cementation, Compaction, then Deposition

Question 11

Magma that cools down under the Earth's crust becomes ____________________ igneous rock, such as granite.

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Intrusive

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Extrusive

Question 12

Lava that cools down outside of Earth's crust is called _______________ igneous rock, like this pumice.

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Extrusive

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Intrusive

Question 13

"The process that moves rocks and rock particles" is the definition for ______________________.

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Compaction

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Cementation

Question 14

What process(es) is necessary to change a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock?

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Heat and/or pressure

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Erosion and/or weathering

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Deposition and/or cementation

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Melting

Question 15

How do sediments become sedimentary rock?

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Deposition and burial leading to compaction and cementation

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Melting leading to solidification

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Heat and/or pressure applied to the sediments

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None of the above

Question 16

How are sediments formed?

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Weathering and erosion

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Heat and pressure

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Deposition and burial

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Melting and solidification

Question 17

Which process cannot happen?

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Sedimentary rock => melting => solidification => metamorphic rock

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Igneous rock => heat and or pressure => metamorphic rock

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Igneous rock => weathering and erosion => burial => deposition => cementation => sedimentary rock

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Metamorphic rock => melting => solidification => igneous rock

Question 18

Metamorphic rock becomes magma by:

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melting

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heat

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pressure

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cooling

Question 19

The following is an example of which type of metamorphic rock

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foliated

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unfoliated

Question 20

Fossils only appear in which type of rock?

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sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

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new

Question 21

Crystals are a property of which type of rock?

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igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 22

Ribbon-like layers are a property of which type of rock

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metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

Question 23

Holes or "bubbles" are a property of which type of rock?

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igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 24

Marble and slate

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metamorphic rocks

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igneous rocks

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sedimentary rocks

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Does not match (different types)

Question 25

Obsidian and granite

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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sedimentary rocks

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does not match (different types)

Question 26

Conglomerate and limestone

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sedimentary rocks

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

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does not match (different types)

Question 27

Non-foliated metamorphic rocks break apart easily into flat sheets.

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false

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true

Question 28

Foliated rocks are ______________________ rocks that can split into flat sheets.

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metamorphic rocks

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igneous rocks

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sedimentary rocks

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crystallized

Question 29

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

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False

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True

Question 30

How do igneous rocks become sediment?

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weathering and erosion

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heating

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compaction and cementation

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meltong

Question 31

Sediment becomes sedimentary rock through:

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compacting & cementing

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heat and pressure

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wind & erosion

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melting & cooling

Question 32

Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic through

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heat and pressure

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compacting and cementation

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melting

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wind and erosion

Question 33

Magma becomes igneous rock through:

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cooling

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eruptions

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forming crystals

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forming sediment

Question 34

Igneous rock becomes magma by:

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melting

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heat and pressure

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cooling

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forming crystals

Question 35

"Rocks can not be created or destroyed, they are constantly ____________________"

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changing

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deposited

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disappearing

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coliding

Question 36

A rock like substance that forms from decayed plant matter is called _________________________.

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coal

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a mineral

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sediment

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obsidian

Question 37

The process in which sediment settles after water or wind carry it is called:

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deposition

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erosion

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weathering

Question 38

Which type of sedimentary rock forms from the evaporation of water containing minerals?

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Chemical

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Clastic

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Organic

Question 39

Which of the following rocks cooled lava at an extremely rapid pace in which no crystals formed?

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A rock with a glassy texture

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A rock with gas bubbles

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A rock with fossils

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A rock with a coarse texture

Question 40

What are the 3 types of sedimentary rock called?

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Clastic, Organic, Chemical

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Clastic, Foliated, Nonfoliated

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Clastic, Intrusive, Extrusive

Question 41

Which step of the rock cycle glues particles of sediment together?

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cementing

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erosion

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deposition

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compacting

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