Rocks and Rock Cycle

What is the process of small pieces of rock or sediment being moved because of wind, water, or gravity?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Fossilization

• Magma

What are the remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived in another geological age and are preserved in earth or rock called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Magma

• Fossilization

What type of rock is formed by a volcano or molten rock?

• Mineral

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What is the term for hot, molten rock that erupts from a volcano?

• Lava

• Fossil

• Magma

• Sediment

What is the term for hot, molten rock below the Earth's surface?

• Lava

• Fossil

• Magma

• Sediment

What type of rock is formed by extreme heat or pressure?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Mineral

What is a naturally occurring substance that is not plant or animal matter called?

• Sediment

• Mineral

• Fossil

• Lava

What are minerals carried or moved by water or wind called?

• Fossil

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Magma

What type of rock is formed from sediments?

• Metamorphic

• Mineral

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

What is the term for the process of aging or changing because of exposure to the elements?

• Weathering

• Magma

• Fossilization

• Erosion