Rocks Cycle

What is the parent material of all rocks?

• Magma

• Lava

• Sedimentary

• Organic matter

Which is the process by that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?

• deposition

• erosion

• compaction

• weathering

Which forms when minerals dissolved in a water solutuion crystallize?

• clastic rock

• organic rock

• chemical rock

• sediment

The process that presses sediments together.

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

_________ rocks are formed from the compacting and cementing of layers of sediment.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic

Which would describe the lower layers of this sedimentary rock?

• The sediments were closer together due to compaction.

• The sediments had different shapes due to heat and pressure.

• The sediments were farther apart due to expansion.

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• melting and solidification

• compaction and cementation

• extreme heat and pressure

__________ is a sedimentary rock formed from the remains of swamp plants buried in water.

• clastic

• coal

• limestone

__________ is the process by which sediments are pressed together.

• compaction

• sediment

• size

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation