Rocks and Rock Cycle

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

• Chemical Rock
• Foliated Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Intrusive Rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

The three groups of rocks are classified by

• How they form
• Color
• Grain size
• Chemical Composition

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake long ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

The name rock is given after it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

Which vocabulary word means rocks formed when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change the existing rock?

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

Which vocabulary word means the series of processes in which rocks change into another type?

• rock cycle

• rift zone

• weathering

• deposition

​ (a)   is located inside the earth's crust and only becomes ​ (b)   when it is erupted from a volcano or fissure.

• Magma
• lava

​ (a)   rocks form from cooling magma and lava, ​ (b)   rocks form from layers of particles compacted and cemented together, and ​ (c)   rocks that undergo pressure, temperature, or chemical processes that change the rock to something new.

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic