Rocks Rock!

Which of the following are the three main types of rocks?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

• Igneous

Which of the following is not a type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Weathered

• Igneous

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

• Magma

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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Rocks and sediment change as they move through the rock cycle. Which change involves turning into melting?

• Lava to rock

• magma to lava

• rock to magma

• rock to sediment

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What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

• It must be broken down into sediment

• It must be melted into magma

• Its minerals must dissolve in water

• It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

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

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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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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Streak is the color of a mineral’s

• fracture

• luster

• powder

• cleavage

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

• clastic

• extrusive

• organic

• intrusive

You find a deposit of organic limestone. In what type of rock setting did it probably form?

• the ocean

• a volcano

• a swamp

• sand dunes