The Rock Cycle

What are the three main types of rock in the rock cycle?

• Igneous rock, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock

• Igneous, magma, and metamorphic

• Igneous, lava, and metamorphic

• Igneous, sediments, and metamorphic

What type of rock is formed when lava or magma cools?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

What type of rock is formed when sediments are compacted together?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Granite

What type of rock is created by heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Granite

What is lava called when it is underground?

• Igneous

• Magma

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

What is magma called when it is on the Earth's surface?

• Igneous

• Lava

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

Which is an example of weathering?

• Ice, wind, and rain break down rock.

• Magma

• Volcanoes

• Sandstone

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What breaks down igneous rock into sediments?

• Weathering and erosion

• Magma

• Volcanoes

• Sandstone

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When lava cools, what type of rock is formed?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

__________ is the settling out of sediment.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Melting