Rock Cycle Test Practice

Which processes form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

• inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

• igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

• sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

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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?

• 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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Magma cooling and hardening below Earth's surface forms an

• Intrusive igneous rock
• Extrusive igneous rock
• Foliated metamorphic rock
• Organic sedimentary rock

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What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form