Rocks

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

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

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

• intrusive igneous

• foliated metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

• organic sedimentary

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• melting and solidification

• extreme heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion

This type of Rock is the MOST common in the Earth's Crust?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Common Rock

What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive

• Have layers
• Have Rounded Edges
• Form from Lava
• Form By Sediment