Rock Cycle

Magma that reaches Earth's surface

• Lava

• Magma

• Basalt

• Pumice

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True

• False

• It can become metamorphic rock only

• It can become any type of rock

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• weathering and erosion

• sedimentation

• metamorphism

• igneous formation

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Volcanic

a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment

• 
• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Volcanic rock

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

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Volcanic

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• melting and cooling

• sedimentation

• metamorphism

• erosion

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• cooling and solidification

• weathering and erosion

• crystallization and melting

Main ingredient found in rocks

• minerals

• water

• organic matter

• air

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Granite, Limestone, Shale

• Basalt, Gneiss, Claystone

• Coal, Sandstone, Pumice