Rock Cycle Quiz

Which of the following processes involved in the rock cycle is most active in the below picture of the Bisti Badlands?

• metamorphism

• erosion

• uplift

• deposition

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If a sedimentary rock is NOT immediately uplifted, which of the following is most likely to happen?

• weathering

• melting

• metamorphism

• nothing

Which of the following locations describes one example of a place where igneous rocks are forming?

• in a streambed near a volcano

• on the surface of the sea floor

• everywhere beneath the earth's surface

• within the crust below an active volcano

Any kind of rock can melt to form magma.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which of the following processes in the rock cycle involve water?

• cementation

• erosion

• weathering

• all of the choices

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What kind of rock is forming in the picture below?

• extrusive igneous

• intrusive igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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James Hutton's ideas about uniformitarianism and the rock cycle initially met resistance among scientists of the time because

• He didn't explain his ideas very well

• most people didn't believe that Earth was millions of years old.

• no one understood how heat was generated in Earth's core.

• all of the choices

The principle of uniformitarianism is best described by which of the following statements?

• Earth has remained uniform since its beginning

• All changes on Earth happen at a uniform rate.

• Any process that happens now also could have happened in the past.

• Earth's internal heat supplies all of the energy for change on the surface.

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All of the processes involved in the rock cycle occur too slowly for humans to see.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If Earth's materials were not recycled then?

• Earth would be flat and covered with water.

• caused sediments deposited

• mountain ranges would continue to grow.

• converted to rock

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