The Rock Cycle: the Rock Cycle in Action

The video tutorial explains the formation and transformation of rocks through the rock cycle. It begins with shale, a sedimentary rock formed from fine sediments. Shale can transform into schist, a metamorphic rock, under heat and pressure. Further heat and pressure can turn schist into an igneous rock. The rock cycle is a continuous process where rocks change from one form to another, starting with molten rock that cools into igneous rock, which weathers into sedimentary rock, and can transform into metamorphic rock, completing the cycle.

What type of rock is shale initially classified as?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

What is the name of the metamorphic rock that shale can transform into?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Schist

• Limestone

What is the starting point of the rock cycle as described in the video?

• Weathered rock

• Molten rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

Which process breaks down igneous rock into smaller pieces?

• Melting

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Weathering

What happens to sedimentary rock when it is buried and subjected to heat and pressure?

• It remains unchanged

• It melts into lava

• It becomes an igneous rock

• It turns into a metamorphic rock