Rock Cycle & Erosion Cycle Quiz

What must happen to a sedimentary rock in order for it to change into an igneous rock?

• Heat & Pressure

• Compactiation & cenementation

• weathering & erosion

• none of them are correct

Answer explanation

Heat & Pressure

Where can rocks of different layers, types, and ages like these be found?

• on top of soil

• Anywhere in the earth crust

• in the earth mantel

• all around us

What process (weathering, erosion, deposition) in the rock cycle can glaciers cause?

Answer explanation

erosion

What is the process that forms sedimentary rocks in the rock cycle?

• heat and pressure

  compaction & cementation

• compaction & cementation

  heat & cooling

• weathering & erosion

  compaction & cementation

What is the process that forms metamorphic rocks in the rock cycle?

• heat and pressure

• melting & cooling

• weathering & erosion

  compaction & cementation

What is the process that forms igneous rocks in the rock cycle?

• heat and pressure

• melting & cooling

• weathering & erosion

What is the name of the cycle that describes how rock changes over time between sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic forms?

Answer explanation

rock cycle

What are natural forces that change the earth's surface slowly?

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• wind

• floods

Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the paragraph: The _______ Cycle is a series of processes that take place on or below Earth’s surface that leads to the formation of _____ different rock types.

On the surface, ___________ rock is formed when water, wind, or rain breaks rock down into smaller fragments and the fragments become cemented together. When rock gets pushed deeper into Earth, heat and pressure change the rock into ____________. Finally, cooling magma makes ______________.

• Sedimentary, Metamorphic, igneous

• Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Marble

• Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic