ESSRT p 13 Rock Cycle and Processes Practice

In the rock cycle diagram, the process that turns sediments into sedimentary rock is:

• Melting

• Cooling and solidification

• Compaction and cementation (lithification)

• Folding

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Which process in the diagram directly produces sediments from any exposed rock?

• Erosion

• Mechanical and chemical weathering

• Crystallization

• Recrystallization

Which sequence best represents the surface pathway from rock to sedimentary rock shown in the diagram?

• Melting → magma → cooling → igneous rock → uplift

• Weathering → erosion → deposition → compaction/cementation

• Folding → heat/pressure → recrystallization → metamorphic rock

• Intrusion → volcanism → outgassing → deposition

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Deposition happens after erosion in the rock cycle diagram.

• True

• False

In the diagram, cooling and solidification produces:

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous rocks

• Sediments

The diagram shows that mantle heat is most directly linked to:

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Melting and magma formation

• Sorting of sediments

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Which processes in the diagram are most strongly associated with the formation of metamorphic rocks? (Check all that apply)

• Heat and pressure increase with depth

• Recrystallization

• Cooling and solidification

• Compaction and cementation

• Folding

Which statement best describes metamorphism as shown in the diagram?

• Minerals dissolve and precipitate from solution at the surface.

• Rocks change due to heat and pressure without melting.

• Sediments are carried by water and deposited.

• Magma cools rapidly at Earth’s surface.

The diagram shows that rocks can move from metamorphic to igneous by melting.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In the diagram, when magma cools slowly underground, it forms mainly:

• Extrusive igneous rocks

• Intrusive igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks