rock cycle

The process in which sediments build up in layers on the sea bed or on a lake bed

• melting

• freezing

• Sedimentation
• high pressure

magma can be transformed to

• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• sediments

• igneous rock

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

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock

What is the term for the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

• erosion

• sedimentation

• weathering

• compaction

Which type of rock is formed from the compression and cementation of sediments?

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock

What is the main characteristic of metamorphic rocks?

• formed from lava

• formed under high pressure and temperature

• formed from sediments

• formed from ice

Which type of rock is primarily formed through the alteration of existing rocks due to heat and pressure?

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock

What is the main factor that contributes to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• cooling of magma

• erosion of existing rocks

• compression of sediments

• crystallization

Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation of organic material and minerals?

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• volcanic rock

What is the term for the natural process that breaks down rocks into smaller particles?

• compaction

• weathering

• sedimentation

• metamorphism