Rock Cycle

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

• Chemical Rock
• Foliated Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Intrusive Rock

A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a

• Clastic Rock
• Nonclastic Rock
• Nonfoliated Rock
• Foliated Rock

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic
• Magma
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Extrusive rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

Which of the following is not a rock

• Pumice
• Lava
• Halite
• Sandstone

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Foliated Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

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

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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