NGSS Rock Cycle Quiz

What process describes the transformation of sediment into sedimentary rock?

• Metamorphism

• Weathering

• Compaction and Cementation

• Melting

Which principle states that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top?

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Inclusions

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossiliferous

During the rock cycle, what happens to rock during the weathering process?

• It is heated and pressurized into metamorphic rock.

• It melts into magma.

• It breaks down into smaller pieces or sediments.

• It compacts and cements into sedimentary rock.

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Which process is responsible for the formation of metamorphic rock?

• Cooling and solidification

• Heat and pressure

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering and erosion

Fossils are most likely to be found in which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Pumice

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What is the main agent of chemical weathering?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Heat

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Which of the following is NOT a step in the formation of sedimentary rock?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Solidification

• Compaction and Cementation

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What does the rock cycle illustrate?

• The unchanging nature of rocks over time

• The process by which rocks are recycled into different types of rocks

• The formation of rocks only through volcanic activity

• The process by which all rocks turn into sedimentary rocks

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Which principle helps geologists determine the relative ages of rock layers?

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Faunal Succession

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