Rock Cycle Quiz

Sedimentary rock becomes sediment by

• Melting

• Weathering and erosion

• Heat and pressure

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

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are _____.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• sediment

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?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

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

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

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

• Heating/Melting and cooling

• Extreme heat and pressure

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering and erosion

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• Deposition, Compaction, then Cementation

• Compaction, Deposition, then Cementation

• Deposition, Cementation, then Compaction

• Cementation, Compaction, then Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2