GIZMO RockCycle Quiz

What happens to hot lava after it erupts from a volcano?

• It turns into sedimentary rock

• It evaporates into the atmosphere

• It turns into metamorphic rock

• It cools and solidifies into igneous rock

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How does rock turn into soil?

• Through the process of erosion

• Through the process of lithification

• Through the process of deposition

• Through the process of weathering

What do you think will happen to the sediments carried by the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico after a few million years?

• They will turn into soil

• They will turn into igneous rock

• They will turn into metamorphic rock

• They will turn into sedimentary rock

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What kind of rock is formed when magma cools below the surface?

• Metamorphic rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

In what ways are sediments transported?

• Through the process of exposure and weathering

• Through the process of lithification

• Through the process of crystallization

• Through the process of erosion and deposition

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What kind of rock is formed from sediments?

• Sedimentary rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

What kind of rock is formed when there is an increase in temperature and pressure?

• Metamorphic rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

What are the steps in this rock cycle?

• Magma, Crystallization, Exposure and weathering, Erosion and deposition, Lithification and compaction, Increase temp. and pressure, Melt

• Crystallization, Exposure and weathering, Erosion and deposition, Lithification and compaction, Increase temp. and pressure, Melt, Magma

• Exposure and weathering, Erosion and deposition, Lithification and compaction, Increase temp. and pressure, Melt, Magma, Crystallization

• Erosion and deposition, Lithification and compaction, Increase temp. and pressure, Melt, Magma, Crystallization, Exposure and weathering

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Which of the following is a possible transition from intrusive igneous rock to sedimentary rock?

• Exposure and weathering

• Crystallization

• Erosion and deposition

• Lithification and compaction

Which of the following is a possible transition from metamorphic rock to sediment?

• Exposure and weathering

• Crystallization

• Erosion and deposition

• Lithification and compaction