4.E.6.1-Classifying Rocks Quiz Review

Which of the following processes would produce metamorphic rocks

• gradual erosion

• slow cooling

• rapid heating

• extreme pressure

Which of the following best describes how IGNEOUS rocks are formed?

• Rock changed by heat and pressure

• melted rocks that cooled

• tiny pieces of rock cementing together

• layered rocks splitting apart

Extreme pressure produces ________________________

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rock is made from

• metal ores that are exposed to moisture

• large boulders close together

• pieces of other rocks and fossilized organisms

• molten lava that has cooked

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Based on different processes of formatation, how many catergories of rock are there?

• three

• four

• five

• two

Igneous rock is made from molten rock. What is molten rock?

• rock that is melted

• rock that is moving

• rock that is molded

• rock that is mixed

Rocks on earth are formed from different processes and classified based on their formation. Metamorphic rock is produced by which of the following processes (choose 2)

• pressure

• earth decay

• heat

• slow erosion

• slow cooling

In order for rock to be classified as igneous, what must have happened during formation

• solid rock changing under pressure

• small rocks becoming cemented together

• layered rock breaking into smaller pieces

• liquid rock changing its physical state

Rocks can be formed during different processes or Earth activities. Which of the following best describes sedimentary rocks? (choose1)

• rocks made from melting of other rocks

• pieces of other rocks and fossilized organisms

• pieces of rock made from the cooling of rocks

• rocks formed from heat and pressure

Sedimentary rocks are one of the major rock types. Which BEST DESCRIBES how sedimentary rocks can form.

• smoothing of jagged rocks

• melting of rock layers

• pressure applied to rock fragments

• ice moving heavy rocks