Rock Cycle & Change in the Earth Assessment

Which of the following rock types if formed by the cooling of molten magma?

• Marble (Metamorphic Rock)

• Obsidian (Igneous Rock)

• Limestone (Sedimentary Rock)

• Quartz (Crystal Rock)

Gravity pull rocks downhill & causing them to break is an example of a .....

• Surface Event

• Subsurface Event

Which of the following is NOT an example of weathering?

• Water dissolving rock

• Tree roots forcing themselves into cracks and breaking apart the rock

• Wind moving sand

• A rock falling off a ledge and breaking in half

when there is increased pressure on lower sediment that causes it to squeeze together and force out air and water is known as....

• Cementation

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Compaction

When magma ______ it turns into igneous rock

• Compacts

• Melts

• Cools

• Deposits

Metamorphic rock is formed by ....

• Compaction & Cementation

• Heat & Pressure

• Cooling

• Weathering & Erosion

Sediments are made through ...

• Compaction & Cementation

• Heat & Pressure

• Cooling

• Weathering & Erosion

The processes going from sediments to sedimentary rock are ... (2 answers!)

• Deposition

• Cementation & Compaction

• Heat & Pressure

• Melting

Which of the following is NOT evidence of the earth changing?

• Tectonic Plates

• Weathering & Erosion

• Fossils

• Climate Change

According the law of superposition, which of the following layers is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E