Rock cycle and Rocks Unit Test-Jones 2021

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

• inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

• igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

• metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

• sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

• chemical rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

• clastic

• extrusive

• organic

• intrusive

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• extrusive rock

If heat and pressure inside Earth cause the texture and crystal structure of a rock to change, what new material is formed?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• chemical rock

Sandstone is an example of...

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Marble is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Basalt is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock