The Rock Cycle Quiz

What are the three main types of rocks?

• Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

• Sedimentary, organic, and chemical

• Granite, diorite, and basalt

• Clastic, foliated, and nonfoliated

Which type of rock is formed from pieces of other existing rock or organic material?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Clastic sedimentary rock

• Nonfoliated rock

What is the process that breaks down exposed rock into small fragments?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Melting

• Compacting

Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies inside the Earth?

• Extrusive igneous rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the process called when a rock changes its chemical qualities from to go from a igneous or sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Melting

• Metamorphism

Which type of rock is formed from the compression of ocean sediments?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• Continental crust

Which type of rock is formed from hard, biological materials like plants and shells?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Organic sedimentary rock

• Nonfoliated rock

What happens to magma when it erupts onto Earth's surface?

• It cools more quickly and forms extrusive igneous rock

• It melts and becomes metamorphic rock

• It compacts and forms sedimentary rock

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling of lava on Earth's surface?

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Clastic sedimentary rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

In Chatfield is was 23 degrees out today!

What type of observation was this?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• it is an inference