Rock Cycle & Rock Types Quiz

type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava

• igneous rock
• sedimentary
• metamorphic
• magmatite

type of rock created through heat and pressure below Earth's surface

• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary
• igneous
• basalt

type of rock formed from layers of sediments compacted together

• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic
• igneous
• layerite

process that hardens magma & lava into rock

• Cooling
• freezing
• melting
• rifting

process that MOVES sediments by wind, water, or ice

• Erosion
• deposition
• weathering
• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

process that breaks down rocks into sediments

• Weathering
• erosion
• compaction
• deposition

processes that turn sediments into sedimentary rock

• Compaction and Cementation
• weathering and erosion
• melting and cooling
• heat and pressure

igneous rocks that form from cooling magma BELOW Earth's surface

• intrusive igneous rock
• extrusive igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

igneous rocks that form from the cooling of lava ON Earth's surface

• extrusive igneous rock
• intrusive igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

a type of sedimentary rock that sometimes has fossils

• limestone
• granite
• marble
• basalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1