Rock Cycle Quiz

Which number rock (look at their numbers in the diagram) is most likely formed by a volcano?

• Rock #1

• Rock #2

• Rock #3

If Rock #1 is sedimentary rock, what process must be represented by Arrow A?

• Heat and pressure

• Weathering and Erosion

• Formation of Lava

• Both A and B

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What additional process could be added to arrow A?

• Heat and Pressure

• Magma Formation

• Cementation and Compaction

• Quickly Moving Water

What type of rock is Rock #2?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

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What type of rock is Rock #3?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• pumice

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It is possible for metamorphic rock to be changed into

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• both sedimentary or igneous

• neither sedimentary or igneous

Granite is an igneous rock. During the rock cycle, granite is changed into gneiss, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on granite and change it into gneiss are

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

• melting, cooling, and hardening

Water fills a small lake in a dry region. After a few weeks, the lake evaporates, leaving behind a thin layer of crystals that form from minerals dissolved in the lake water. Each year, a new layer is added. Which type of rock is MOST likely to be formed by this process?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• pumice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks can be classified as sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic based primarily upon differences in their

• color

• origin and formation

• density

• age

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Look at the diagram.

Which type of rock would be most likely to form at Point X?

• Sedimentary

• Igenous

• Metamorphic

• Pumice

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