Rock Types and Rock Cycle Quiz

Which of the following is not a type of rock?

• Metamorphic

• Crystalline

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

What type of igneous rock is formed when lava cools on the Earth's surface?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Granite is an example of which type of rock?

• Extrusive igneous

• Intrusive igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Sedimentary rocks are primarily formed from:

• Cooling lava

• Heat and pressure

• Solidified magma

• Broken down pieces of other rocks

Which of the following is a sedimentary rock?

• Quartzite

• Granite

• Limestone

• Marble

What process transforms limestone into marble?

• Sedimentation

• Heat and pressure

• Erosion

• Cooling

Metamorphic rocks are formed by:

• Erosion

• Cooling of magma

• Heat and pressure

• Sedimentation

What is the rock cycle?

• A type of sedimentary rock

• A type of igneous rock

• A process of rock transformation

• A type of rock

Which rock type can transform into magma?

• Sedimentary

• All of the above

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What type of rock is marble?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Extrusive