The Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle

Assessment

Passage

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Brandi Cornett

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three main types of rocks mentioned in the passage?

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

Igneous, Sedimentary, Fossil

Igneous, Metamorphic, Fossil

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Fossil

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are intrusive igneous rocks formed?

Inside the Earth from cooled magma

On the Earth's surface from lava

From compressed biological materials

From chemical precipitation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a clastic sedimentary rock?

Sandstone

Coal

Limestone

Marble

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the vesicular texture in some extrusive igneous rocks?

Trapped gas bubbles

Layered mineral alignment

Chemical precipitation

Biological material compression

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of metamorphic rock is formed from limestone under heat and pressure?

Marble

Quartzite

Gneiss

Obsidian