Rock Cycle Experts 2025

How many main types of rocks are there?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 10

This type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Lava

Igneous and metamorphic rocks can form deep below the Earth's surface. Which process brings these rocks to the surface?

• Uplift (convergence)

• Metamorphaism

• Deposition

• Weathering and erosion

What type of rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Basalt

What type of rock typically contains fossils?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Marble

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which processes change rock below the Earth's surface?

• weathering

• deposition

• high pressure

• high temperatures

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When a rock is "weathered" it is...

• Being squeezed

• Being broken apart into pieces

• Being brought to a new location

• Melting into magma

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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• cooling and hardening of molten rock

• compaction of layers of sediment

• extreme pressure and heat

• weathering and erosion

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• cooling and hardening of molten rock

• compaction of sediment layers

• extreme pressure and heat

• weathering and erosion

Which layer of strata in sedimentary rock is the OLDEST?

• The top layer

• The middle layers

• The bottom layer

• Depends on the type of rock

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