Rocks and Plate Tectonic Practice Test

Which processes cause igneous rocks to become metamorphic rock?

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling

• weathering and erosion

• weathering and pressure

Which selection of rock is made of mineral crystals that cooled from magma?

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Which rock was formed from exposure to extreme heat and pressure?

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The image shows layers of sedimentary rock with igneous intrusions.

Which option correctly orders the layers from oldest to the youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1, 2, 4, 3

• 3, 4, 2, 1

• 4, 3, 2, 1

In what type of rocks are fossils commonly found?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• molten

• sedimentary

Over time, lava rock from an old volcano is worn down and broken into small pieces. These small pieces pile up and are cemented together to form new rock. What is the classification for this new rock?

• magma

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

In the rock cycle, weathering and erosion begin the process of the formation of

• sediments

• magma

• minerals

• crystals

When rock particles settle at the bottom of the ocean, they can continue to be buried by other particles. The process of cementation of these particles forms

• molten rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

What is the name of the process in which igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are converted into one another in stages?

• rock cycle

• erosion cycle

• magma cycle

• tectonic cycle

According to the rock cycle, when liquid magma cools into a solid, what is formed?

• lava

• glaciers

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock