Rocks,minerals and soils

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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

Cooling & crystalization produce

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True

• False

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

Which of the following describes rocks formed by the compaction of living things?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Foliated 

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

• intrusive igneous

• foliated metamorphic

• extrusive igneous

Layers of sediments turn into sedimentary rock due to a process of​

• cementation and compaction

• foliation

• erosion and transportation

A series of processes on Earth´s surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes from one kind to another is called

• crystallization

• the rock cycle

• erosion