The Rock Cycle

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous

• brown

• Cementation

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

This rock was formed when molten rock (magma or lava) cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

The name of a person that studies rock and the earth is...

• veterinarian

• biologist

• teacher

• geologist

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When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing ___________________.

• mineral crystals

• lava

• magma

• igneous rocks

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When sediments are pressed together tightly, this called __________________.

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Erosion

• Deposition

The process when rocks break down into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called _______________.

• erosion

• sediments

• weathering

• deposition

TRUE or FALSE: Once a rock is sedimentary, it CANNOT become an igneous rock

• TRUE

• FALSE

The process by which metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock begins with ______________.

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

• crystallization

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling