Rock Cycle Test

Which material is being formed through weathering and erosion?

• Igneous

• Magma

• Sediments

• Sedimentary

What are the three main categories of rocks?

• metamorphic, basaltic, igneous

• igneous, crystalline, metamorphic

• sedimentary, metamorphic, mineralic

• sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous

Type of rock formed when extreme heat and pressure changes the structure, texture, or composition of a rock? 

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• supernatural rock

what happens as rocks are affected by weathering and erosion?

• igneous rocks are formed
• sediments are formed
• metamorphic rocks are formed
• lava is formed

Paula found a rock and noticed that it had many layers.  When she broke it open, she saw a fossil.  what type of rock did Paula find? 

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock 
• magma 

What processes are required (in order) to change an igneous rock to a metamorphic rock then to a sedimentary rock? 

• cooling and hardening, weathering and pressure
• heat and pressure, weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure, cooling and hardening 
• heat and pressure, melting 

How does extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive igneous rocks? 

• extrusive rocks are larger in size
• extrusive rocks are smaller in size 
• intrusive rocks have smaller crystals
• intrusive rocks are formed below earth's surface 

What type of rock forms when sediments are compacted and cemented? 

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock 
• metamorphic rock
• magma 

which type of rock is formed when lava cools and hardens quickly? 

• Intrusive sedimentary rock
• extrusive sedimentary rock
• intrusive igneous rock
• extrusive igneous rock 

Where are metamorphic rocks usually located?

• earth's surface, near volcanoes 
• at the edge of rivers and beaches
• at the bottom of the oceans
• deep inside the earth