Quiz about Rock Formations

Question 1

Sedimentary rock formations are caused by what processes?

Accepted Answer

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Cementation

Answer

Heat, Cooling

Answer

Pressure, Heat

Answer

Uplift, Subduction(Plate Motion)

Question 2

Metamorphic rock formations are caused by what processes?

Accepted Answer

Pressure, Heat

Answer

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Cementation

Answer

Heat, Cooling

Answer

Uplift, Subduction(Plate Motion)

Question 3

Can a sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic rock transform into a different rock type?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Question 4

Igneous rock formations are caused by what processes?

Accepted Answer

Heat, Cooling

Answer

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Cementation

Answer

Pressure, Heat

Answer

Uplift, Subduction(Plate Motion)

Question 5

Compaction, layers and cementation is best associated with what type of rock?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Igneous

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Metamorphic

Answer

Pancake Rocks

Question 6

True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

Some rocks take millions of years to form.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

Rocks formed through heat and pressure

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Question 9

The process of sediment being buried and pressed together.

Accepted Answer

compaction

Answer

cementation

Answer

erosion

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weathering

Question 10

The process of sediment being glued together.

Accepted Answer

cementation

Answer

compaction

Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Question 11

the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

Accepted Answer

weathering

Answer

energy

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sediment

Answer

weather

Question 12

Georgina is a rock collector. She is looking at some information about two of the rocks she has collected on her travels. The information is as follows:

-Rock A formed from small pieces of rock.

-Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place.

-Rocks A and B formed at about the same time.

Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock?

Accepted Answer

different types because they formed in different ways.

Answer

the same type because they both formed from rock material

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the same type because they formed at the same time.

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different types because they formed in different places.

Question 13

Hank passes by a building every day on his way to school. He notices that the rock used to build the walls of the building is a different type than the rock used to build the steps. How could energy have played a role in the different rock types forming?

Accepted Answer

Energy from different sources leads to different types of rock. Energy inside Earth melts rock into liquid rock, but energy from the sun causes rock to weather into small pieces of rock.

Answer

Energy causes different types of rock to change in different ways. Energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.

Answer

Energy caused one rock type to form, but not the other. Rock that forms because of energy is a different type of rock than rock that forms without energy.

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Energy changes rock on different continents in different ways. Each continent on Earth has different rock that might form liquid rock or small rock pieces when exposed to energy.

Question 14

On the island of Hawaii, Keanu notices that the sand on the beach is black, the same color as the rock formations on the island. Keanu realizes the sand used to be part of the rock formations. How did material from the rock formations turn into sand?

Accepted Answer

Wind and rain interacted with the rock, breaking it into small pieces.

Answer

Rays from the sun shone down on the rock, and it broke into pieces.

Answer

If anything were left out for a long time, it would break into small pieces.

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The sand was formed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. These disasters were strong enough to break the rock into small pieces.

Question 15

Geologists in Egypt and Ethiopia are comparing rock samples from rocks found in the two countries. They are sharing information about the rocks to figure out whether they are the same or different types of rock. The information is as follows: -Rock A formed from small pieces of rock. -Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place. -Rocks A and B formed at about the same time. Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock? The rocks are....

Accepted Answer

different types because they formed in different ways.

Answer

different types because they formed in different places.

Answer

the same type because they both formed from rock material.

Answer

the same type because they formed at the same time.

Question 16

Reina is making museum exhibits about two different rock types. How could energy have played a role in the different rock types forming?

Accepted Answer

Energy from different sources leads to different types of rock. Energy inside Earth melts rock into liquid rock, but energy from the sun causes rock to weather into small pieces.

Answer

Energy causes different types of rock to change in different ways. Energy changes igneous rock into liquid rock and changes sedimentary rock into small pieces of rock.

Answer

Energy caused one rock type to form, but not the other. Rock that forms because of energy is a different type of rock than rock that forms without energy.

Answer

Energy changes rock on different continents in different ways. Each continent on Earth has different rock that might form liquid rock or small rock pieces when exposed to energy.

Question 17

Which type of rock is primarily formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Limestone

Question 18

What is the primary process that leads to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

Compaction and cementation

Answer

Melting and cooling

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Heat and pressure

Answer

Crystallization

Question 19

Which of the following rock types can transform into a metamorphic rock under heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

Both igneous and sedimentary

Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

None of the above

Question 20

What is the main agent of erosion that contributes to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Wind

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Ice

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Gravity

Question 21

Which rock formation process involves the alteration of rock by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphism

Answer

Sedimentation

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Rock Formations

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