Rock Cycle Quiz

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Igneous Rock

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• melting and cooling

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling

• compaction and cementation

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• Rock Cycle

• Uplift

• Deposition

• Erosion

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Subsidence

• Weathering

• Uplift

• Rift Zone