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Rock Cycle Processes

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
   Within the Rock Cycle, the process of Melting results in which of the following products? 
a)
Label A
b)
Label B
c)
Label C
d)
Label D
2.
Which of the following processes represent “Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition”?
a)
Labels 2, 10, and 3
b)
Labels 4 and 6
c)
Labels 6 and 10
d)
Labels 5, 7, and 9 
3.
Identify the products labeled as B, C, and E.
a)
B: Sedimentary Rock; C: Metamorphic Rock; E: Igneous Rock
b)
B: Magma; C: Sedimentary Rock; E: Sediments
c)
B: Metamorphic Rock; C: Sedimentary Rock; E: Igneous Rock
d)
B: Sediments; C: Igneous Rock; E: Magma 
4.
What product transforms into Igneous Rock?
a)
Magma
b)
Sediments
c)
Dirt
d)
Glaciers
5.
Metamorphic Rock is the result of which processes?
a)
Labels 2, 10, and 3
b)
Labels 4 and 6
c)
Labels 6 and 10
d)
Labels 5, 7, and 9 
6.
The following image would best represent which type of rock?.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Magma
7.
What process and product is represented by the following image?
a)
Crystallization; Magma
b)
Crystallization; Igneous Rock
c)
Melting; Magma
d)
Melting; Igneous Rock
8.
Which type of rock is similar to the image shown?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedment
d)
Sedimentary Rock
9.
The process illustrated in the following image can best be described as 
a)
Lithification
b)
Deposition
c)
Deformation
d)
Weathering
10.
The image below best represents which process?
a)
 Crystallization
b)
Compaction and Cementation
c)
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
d)
Deformation
11.
Which layer of the illustration is the OLDEST?
a)
Sand
b)
Gravel
c)
Clay 
d)
Limestone
12.
What type of rock must be weathered and eroded to which smaller pieces can pile on top of each other and harden?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Magma
13.
This type of rock is formed from dead animals...
a)
Clastic
b)
Foliated 
c)
Extrusive
d)
Organic
14.
If you add vinegar to a limestone rock it WILL fizz . What type of rock is this?
a)
Non-Foliated
b)
Chemical
c)
Clastic
d)
Intrusive
15.
What do you call this type of rock when crystals are compressed and line up with other crystals?
a)
Fossilized
b)
Foliated
c)
Clastic
d)
Igneous
16.
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock. What characteristics is NOT true to explain how granite forms?
a)
formed from lava
b)
cools down inside the earth
c)
cools slowly
d)
has large crystals