Rocking Around the World:

Rocking Around the World:

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

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Luis Jaua

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of Ms. Etienne and Mr. Jaua's adventure? To explore different countries

To explore different countries

To find the most magnificent rock for the annual school science fair

To learn about different cultures

To climb the highest mountains

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock did Ms. Etienne find in the Viñales Valley in Cuba?

Granite

Sandstone

Marble

Basalt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process did Mr. Jaua describe that turns sediments into sedimentary rock?

Compaction and cementation

Melting and cooling

Weathering and erosion

Heat and pressure

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Venezuela, what type of rock did Ms. Etienne and Mr. Jaua find that had undergone metamorphism?

Basalt

Granite

Marble

Conglomerate

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of igneous rock did Mr. Jaua find in Haiti?

Sandstone

Granite

Marble

Basalt

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct sequence of the rock cycle as described by Ms. Etienne and Mr. Jaua?

Igneous becomes sediment through weathering, sedimentary through compaction, and metamorphic through heat and pressure

Sedimentary becomes igneous through melting, metamorphic through weathering, and igneous through compaction

Metamorphic becomes sedimentary through heat and pressure, igneous through weathering, and sediment through melting

Igneous becomes metamorphic through compaction, sedimentary through heat and pressure, and sediment through cooling

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match each rock with its process

Compaction and cementation

Magma

Heat and pressure

Sediments

Weathering and erosion

Igneous

Melting

Sedimentary

Cooling down of Magma or Lava

Metamorphic

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