Earth Science Rock Cycle

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Organic

• Metamorphic

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Weathering

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes

• How they form

• Mineral bands

• Where they form

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1