Rock Cycle Interactive -- Quiz

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India is made of white marble. What type of rock is marble?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Really hard

Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?

• Crystals

• Fossils

• Gas Bubbles

• Glassy Surface

Which geologic process can change any type of rock into sediment?

• Cooling

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering and Erosion

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Which of these statements is true?

• Rocks can only change on the earth's surface

• Rocks can change from one type to another

• Rocks can only change inside the earth

• Rocks never change

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Some of the rocks that the spires (also know as hoodoos) of Utah's Bryce Canyon are made of are limestone and sandstone. What type of rock is limestone and sandstone?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Play Dough

Enchanted Rock, located just outside of Fredericksburg, Texas, is the largest pink granite monadnock (isolated rocky hill) in the United States. What type of rock is granite?

• Ingeous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Potato

The melting of a metamorphic or igneous rock forms what substance?

• Lava

• Magma

• Pop Rocks

• Sediment

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What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals, and other material into sedimentary rock?

• Compacting and cementing

• Cooling

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

What geologic process is illustrated in this animation?

• Cooling

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

• Weathering and erosion

What type of igneous rock makes up most of the ocean floor?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Lucite

• Shale