Rock Cycle Test Review

In order for sedimentary rock to form, which of the following must occur?

• compaction

• intrusion

• oxidation

• metamorphism

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

• stalactites
• magmas
• metamorphs
• sediments

Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does a Metamorphic rock become a Sedimentary rock?

• Heat, pressure and radiation

• Melting, cooling and evaporation

• Weathering, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation

• Cooling of Magma over time

How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compaction and Cementation

• Heat and Pressurew

• Melting and cooling

What numbers indicate melting and cooling? 

• 1,2,4
• 6,7,11
• 7,8,9
• 4,5

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Letter C represents what rock type? 

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1