Rock Cycle

What Are The Three Main Types Of Rocks?

• Igneous, Depository, Metamorphic

• Depository, Igneous, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Depository

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• Heating and cooling

• Deposition

• Heating and pressure

• Materials gathering and pressing together

How are igneous rocks formed?

• Sediment forming together

• Heating and pressure

• Cooling

• Deposition

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• Heating and pressure

• Sediment forming together

• Weathering

• Cooling

What are the four characteristics used to classify rocks?

• Formation, mineral composition, erosion

• Formation, mineral composition, texture, color

• Streak, mineral composition, color, texture

• Formation, mineral composition, texture, erosion

What are rocks made of?

• Salt

• Minerals

• Other rocks

• Sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals and other materials into sedimentary rocks?

• Compacting and Cementing
• Cooling
• Heat and Pressure
• Melting

What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?

• Compacting and cementing
• Cooling 
• Heat and pressure
• Melting

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering