The Rock Cycle & Types of Rocks Quiz

What are sedimentary rocks formed from?

• Magma and lava

• Layers of sediments

• Cooling magma

• Melting metamorphic rocks

What process creates sedimentary rocks?

• Melting

• High heat and pressure

• Compaction and cementation

• Cooling of lava

Which of these is a feature of sedimentary rocks?

• Always formed deep underground

• They have layers

• Formed by cooling magma

• Made by pressure only

What are metamorphic rocks formed from?

• Only sedimentary rocks

• Magma cooling

• Any type of rock with heat and pressure

• Layers of magma

What is needed to form a metamorphic rock?

• High heat and pressure

• Melting and erosion

• Compaction only

• Weathering and cementation

Which of these is a metamorphic rock?

• Sandstone

• Marble

• Granite

• Limestone

What can cause a metamorphic rock to turn into magma?

• Melting

• Cooling

• Weathering

• Erosion

What is an igneous rock formed from?

• Cemented sediments

• Cooled magma

• Heat and pressure

• Layers of rock

What is an example of an igneous rock?

• Marble

• Granite

• Gneiss

• Quartzite

What happens to rocks during weathering and erosion?

• They break into sediments

• They melt

• They cool and harden

• They heat and pressurize