Weathering, Erosion & Rock cycle Quiz

_______________ carries rock away

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

__________ breaks up rock

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

_____________ drops off rock until it is eroded again some day

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

The word igneous means

• heat

• cooling

• fire

• pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock is sedimentary?

• fossils

• granite

• lava rock

Which type of rock is metamorphic?

• shale

• limestone

• slate

Magma that is cooled in a volcano is called a _________ type of rock

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

A rock that is formed at the bottom of the ocean with layers and pressure is a ________rock

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

Ocean waves drop sand off on the beach is an example of

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Acid rain dissolving rock into pieces is an example of

• weathering

• erosion

• depostion