Rock cycle

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Organic

• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling

• Extreme heat and pressure

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering and erosion

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Weathering

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes

• How they form

• Mineral bands

• Where they form

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True

• False

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 was found near the mouth of a volcano. 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