Rock Cycle, Erosion, & Weathering Review

How is an igneous rock formed?

• weathering and erosion

• magma that cools and hardens

• sediment is cemented together

How is a metamorphic rock formed?

• sediment is cemented together

• magma cools and hardens

• extreme pressure and heat change igneous and sedimentary rock

Sediment is cemented together over time

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Rocks that have been transported in water are most likely___________________.

• sharp and jagged

• smooth and round

• bigger

Which geologic process can turn any type of rock into sediment?

• cooling

• heat and pressure

• melting

• weathering and erosion

Which process causes a river valley to form?

• evaporation

• erosion

• weathering

• condensation

What is deposition?

• the laying down of sediments by wind, water, & melting ice

• water, ice, wind, or gravity move rocks from one place to another

• rocks are dissolved, or broken down into small pieces by water, ice, and plant roots

The process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into small pieces.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity move pieces of rock and soil.

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

Rain that rusts a bike that has been left outside is an example of which process?

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Physical Weathering

• Deposition