rock cycle quiz

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

Identify "A"

• Intense pressure and heat

• Weathering and erosion

• Compaction, cementation, and lithification

• Cooling and crystallization

• Melting

Answer explanation

Identify "B"

• Intense pressure and heat

• Weathering and erosion

• Compaction, cementation, and lithification

• Cooling and crystallization

• Melting

Answer explanation

Identify "C"

• Intense pressure and heat

• Weathering and erosion

• Compaction, cementation, and lithification

• Cooling and crystallization

• Melting

Answer explanation

Which of the following are the three (3) basic types of rock:

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Elemental

• Carbonates

Answer explanation

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a

• Clastic Rock
• Nonclastic Rock
• Nonfoliated Rock
• Foliated Rock

Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks
• Foliated Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

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