Rock Cycle Quiz Review

The process where sediment becomes glued together is called _________.

• Compaction

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Cementation

Igneous rocks are formed by _______.

• Heat and pressure

• Cooling and Hardening of Liquid Rock

• Waves

• Deposit of Sediment

All rocks are composed of

• Fossils

• Minerals

• Living Things

• Dirt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Molten material that reaches Earth's surface

• Minerals

• Lava

• Rocks

• Magma

Igneous rock formed BELOW Earth's surface is ______.

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

• Organic

• Chemical

What sort of rock forms where two lithospheric plates push together causing intense heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of rock is granite?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Soft

Igneous rock formed ABOVE Earth's surface is ______.

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

• Organic

• Chemical

What type of rock contains fossils?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

______ rocks form near volcanoes

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic