Rock Cycle and Soil Test

Which choice describes sediment?

• the solid upper layer of Earth
• hot, molten material within Earth
• pieces of rock resulting from weathering
• matter that has come from a recently living organism

Which best describes erosion?

• the formation of soil
• the filtering of natural water
• the removal of soil by wind and water
• the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals

Sedimentary rock turns into metamorphic rock through which process?

• metamorphisim
• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting

Igneous rock turns into sediment through which process?

• weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure
• melting
• compaction and cementation

Sedimentary rock turns into magma through which process?

• melting
• compaction and cementation
• heat and pressure
• weathering and erosion

Metamorphic rock turns into igneous rock through which process?

• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation

An example of igneous rock is...

• marble
• shale
• obsidion
• gneiss

An example of sedimentary rock is ...

• marble
• obsidian
• granite
• sandstone

Which rock has cementation of sediment?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Magma

Which type of rock is normally formed from a lava flow from a volcano.

• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock