Rock cycle review - test on 5/10

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Conglomerate

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ______?

• melting and cooling

• cementation and compaction

• Weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

• Pressure

• Melting

• Coolig

Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.

• Pressure

• Cooling

• Heat

Why are some igneous rocks coarse and others are smooth?

• Igneous rocks have different textures based on their crystal size. Determined by how quickly it cools.

• Igneous rocks have different based on their crystal weight. Determined by how quickly it warms.

Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs?

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

• Magma

• Water

• Ice

• Lava

These Rocks are formed from Magma and Lava

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

These Rocks are formed from Heat and Pressure

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

These Rocks are form from layers of sediment over Millions of years

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary