H.M.H. Unit 4 Lesson 4 E/E 5 - Modeling the Rock Cycle s2

What is the rock cycle?

• A process where rocks remain unchanged

• A series of processes where rocks change from one type to another

• A method to create new rocks

• A way to destroy rocks

The rock cycle is one way that ______ is recycled on Earth.

• water

• air

• matter

• energy

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock mentioned in the rock cycle?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic

Sedimentary rock can become metamorphic rock due to changes in ______.

• A) color

• B) temperature and pressure

• C) size

• D) location

What can igneous rock change into directly while still beneath Earth's surface?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Magma

• Soil

Metamorphic rock can melt and form ______.

• water

• magma

• sediment

• soil

Which process can change metamorphic rock into sedimentary rock?

• Melting

• Weathering

• Cooling

• Heating

What happens to magma when it cools?

• It forms sedimentary rock

• It forms igneous rock

• It forms metamorphic rock

• It evaporates.

The pathways of the rock cycle are more like a ______.

• line

• web

• circle

• square

What can sedimentary rock at Earth's surface break down into?

• Magma

• New sediment

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock