The Rock Cycle Assessment

Igneous rock is made by what process?

• compression of sediments
• melting of existing rocks
• evaporation of water from minerals
• cooling and solidification of molten rock

You are analyzing a rock made of small rock fragments and the remains of plants and animals. What type of rock are you analyzing?

• Sedimentary rock
• Volcanic rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Igneous rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of rock undergoes a transformation through high heat and pressure?

• igneous

• volcanic

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest: mineral, atom, crystal, rock.

• rock, mineral, crystal, atom

• mineral, rock, atom, crystal

• crystal, mineral, atom, rock

• atom, crystal, mineral, rock

Rocks are made up of?

• Clay
• One or more minerals

• Water
• Sand

The ________ igneous rocks form, the rougher the texture becomes.

• quicker
• slower
• faster
• immediate

Igneous rocks are classified by ________. Rocks that ________ are called intrusive rocks, and rocks that ________ are called extrusive rocks.

• their color; form from sediment; form from heat exposure
• their texture; form from ash cooling; form from pressure
• their mineral content; form from gas cooling; form from water evaporation
• how fast they cool; cool slowly; cool quickly

How is rock formed through physical sedimentation?

• Magma is deposited on the Earth’s surface where it hardens.

• Water dissolves sediment for later crystallization or use by organisms.

• Sediment is moved continuously by the elements, collecting more rock as it moves.

• Rock is broken down by the elements into tiny fragments that are later deposited and compacted together.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process in which water dissolves sediment for later crystallization or use by organisms is called ________.

• dissolution
• evaporation
• precipitation
• chemical sedimentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What are the two main processes that form metamorphic rock?

• intrusion and extrusion

• mineralization and pressurization

• deformation and recrystallization

• physical and chemical sedimentation