Rock Cycle, Weathering and Erosion

Which of the following is not one of the three categories of rocks?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Deposition

Which type of rock is formed when magma cools, hardens within the Earth and forms crystals?

• Sedimentary rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

Which type of rock forms when sedimentary or igneous rock is exposed to great amounts of heat and pressure within the Earth?

• Sedimentary rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

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Which type of rock forms when sediment is compacted and cemented together?

• Sedimentary

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive igneous rock

Which type of rock is formed when lava cools and hardens on the surface of the Earth, giving the rock the look of colored glass?

• Sedimentary rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

Which process helps to form a metamorphic rock?

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of Magma

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compacting and Cementing

Which process of the Rock Cycle leads to the formation of igneous rock?

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of Magma

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compacting and Cementing

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Which process of the Rock Cycle leads to the formation of sediment?

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of magma

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compacting and Cementing

Which process of the Rock Cycle leads to the formation of sedimentary rock from sediment?

• Heat and Pressure

• Cooling of Magma

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compacting and Cementation

At the subduction zone of a convergent plate tectonic boundary, are rocks created or destroyed (melted into magma)?

• Rocks are created

• Rocks are not changed

• Rocks buckle and break apart

• Rocks are destroyed

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