Rocks and Rock Cycle Quiz

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Identify #3

• Weathering and Erosion

• Melts

• Compaction and Cementation

• Heat and Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• all of these

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

These rocks are often foliated, meaning they have layers.

• Sedimantary

• Sediment

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Limestone is an example of...

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

• Compaction

• Layering

• Cementation

• I don't know

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Clastic & non-clastic are 2 types of.....

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Cooling & crystalization produce

• igneous rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4