6th Igneous Sedimentary Rock Quiz

Can sedimentary rock turn into igneous rock?

• Yes, if sedimentary rock is exposed to energy from the sun at Earth’s surface for a long enough time, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

• Yes, if sedimentary rock is moved below Earth’s outer layer and exposed to energy from Earth’s interior, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

• No, igneous rock forms under Earth’s outer layer due to energy from Earth’s interior, but sedimentary rock is only at Earth’s surface

• No, igneous rock can only form out of other igneous rock. Sedimentary rock cannot change into igneous rock.

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How does energy play a role in creating different types of rocks?

•  Energy changes rock on different continents in different ways. Each continent on Earth has different rock that might form liquid rock or small rock pieces when exposed to energy.

• Energy caused one rock type to form, but not the other. Rock that forms because of energy is a different type of rock than rock that forms without energy.

•  Energy changes rock in different ways, depending on the starting rock type. Energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.

• Energy from different sources leads to different types of rock. Energy inside Earth melts rock into liquid rock, but energy from the sun causes rock to weather into small pieces of rock.

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Can sedimentary rock transform into igneous rock?

• Yes, energy from Earth’s interior can cause igneous rock to break into small rock pieces that form sedimentary rock.

• Yes, if igneous rock is moved to Earth’s surface and exposed to energy from the sun, it could weather into small rock pieces that could form sedimentary rock.

• No, sedimentary rock can only form out of material from other sedimentary rock. There is no way that sedimentary rock can form from material in igneous rock

• No, sedimentary rock forms at Earth’s surface because energy from the sun causes rock to weather, but igneous rock under Earth’s outer layer is not exposed to energy from the sun.

Rock A formed from small pieces of rock.

Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place.

Rocks A and B formed at about the same time.

Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock?

• different types because they formed in different places.

• different types because they formed in different ways.

• the same type because they both formed from rock material.

• the same type because they formed at the same time.

Which of the following BEST defines weathering?

• the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

• the process of sediment being glued together

• the process of sediment being buried and pressed together

• the movement of sediment from one place to another, often

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Which of the following are types of energy that cause rocks to transform?

• sun

• rain

• wind

• heat from Earth's interior

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Which processes cause sediment to transform into sedimentary rock?

• weathering

• compaction

• cementation

• erosion

Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?

• sandstone

• basalt

• none of the above

• all of the above

Which process must occur to magma before it transforms into igneous rock?

• it must cool

• it must be weathered

• it must be melted

• none of the above

Devils Tower is made of igneous rock. The rock surrounding it is sedimentary rock. How is this possible?

• magma fell from the sky and cooled on top of the sedimentary rock to form the tower

• sedimentary rock on Earth's surface was weathered to form igneous rock

• magma in Earth's interior rose to the surface and cooled to form the tower

• sediments compacted and cemented to form the tower

• humans built the tower out of igneous rock

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