Rocks and the Rock Cycle

How does a sedimentary rock form?

• Other rocks are weathered into sediment and eroded which then compacts and cements into rock

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of magma or lava

• It is unknown

How does a metamorphic rock form?

• Other rocks are weathered into sediment and eroded which then compacts and cements into rock

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of magma or lava

• It is unknown

How does an igneous rock form?

• Other rocks are weathered into sediment and eroded which then compacts and cements into rock

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of magma or lava

• It is unknown

Over a long period of time, an igneous rock turns into a sedimentary rock. What must have happened to cause this?

• It must gave broken down into sediment

• It must have melted into magma

• It must have been dissolved into water

• Pressure and temperature must have been high

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I went hiking in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I observed many rocks. What type of rocks would they most likely be?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sediment

What is the name for the process of the recycling materials that make up earth's crust and mantle?

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• The Rock Cycle

• The Water Cycle

• The Carbon Cycle

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A sedimentary rock gets pushed below the surface and exposed to extreme heat and pressure. What type of rock will it turn into?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Molten

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

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Which type of rock is made from lava or magma cooling?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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How would a sedimentary rock be turned into a metamorphic rock?

• Through weathering, erosion, compaction, and cementation

• Through melting and cooling

• Through dissolving

• Through heat and pressure