Rock Cycle Quiz

This rock should be classified as

• hard rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

• Chemical Rock
• Foliated Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Intrusive Rock

what is the only type of rock fossils can form in

• sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Gneiss is a rock that forms from high pressure and temperatures. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What are some causes of erosion? Check all that apply.

• Neptune

• Humans

• Wind

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of igneous rock has smaller crystals?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Intrusive Igneous Rock