Rocks and Minerals Quiz

Select all the scenarios that would form igneous rocks:

• Lava flowing into the ocean.

• Water seeping into a rock and evaporating.

• Magma moving through the Earth's crust and cooling.

• A volcano erupting under water.

• Sediments being packed together overtime.

A new rock that forms when existing rock is heated or squeezed is called:

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Consolidated Rock

Sedimentary rocks are:

• formed below the Earth's surface as magma

• cooled on the surface of the Earth from lava

• formed by great heat and pressure

• formed from already existing rock that are weathered, eroded, compacted, and cemented together

The process in which minerals, such as rock, are broken down by forces in nature, such as wind and water is called?

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Cementation

The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can:

• provide materials to make other rocks

• form other types of rocks

• be changed by natural processes

• all of the above

Which of the following would NOT help you classify a mineral?

• hardness

• color

• streak

• weight

What type of rock is formed by the cooling and solidifying of magma or lava?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Basalt

Which rock type is formed when extreme temperatures and pressure cause other rocks to change?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Granite

What type of rock is formed when minerals are deposited and accumulate?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Slate

What process transforms Igneous Rock into Sedimentary Rock according to the diagram?

• Melting

• Heat and pressure

• Weathering, erosion, and deposition

• Compaction and cementation