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WorksheetsRock Cycle Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
How many types of rocks are there?
1
2
3
4
Sediments come from?
heat and pressure
wind and erosion
compacting and cementation
cooling
Igneous rocks are the only rocks created by________.
magma heating.
magma cooling.
the Earth's crust.
sediment.
Heat and pressure create ________.
sediment
magma
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
When parts of the crust are being pulled down into the earth
heat and pressure
subduction
cooling
pressure
How do igneous rocks become sediment?
heating
compaction and cementation
meltong
weathering and erosion
Sediment becomes sedimentary rock through:
compacting & cementing
heat and pressure
wind & erosion
melting & cooling
Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic through
compacting and cementation
melting
heat and pressure
wind and erosion
Metamorphic rock becomes magma by:
heat
melting
pressure
cooling
Magma becomes igneous rock through:
eruptions
forming crystals
forming sediment
cooling
Igneous rock becomes magma by:
heat and pressure
cooling
forming crystals
melting
Examples of weathering and erosion are_____ (pick all that apply).
hail
wind
snow
rain
The following is an example of which type of metamorphic rock
foliated
unfoliated
Fossils only appear in which type of rock?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
new
What type of igneous rock is created as magma slowly moves toward earth's surface and cools?
sediment
crystalization
intrusive
extrusive
What type of igneous rock is formed when lava cools after a volcanic eruption?
sedimentary
intrusive
extrusive
crystalization
"Rocks can not be created or destroyed, they are constantly ____________________"
deposited
changing
disappearing
coliding
Sedimentary rocks are formed from
coal
the remains of living things
dissolved minerals
sediment
What do you call liquid rock found in earth's interior?
Earth rock
lava
mantle
magma
What causes the rock cycle?
weathering and erosion
lithification
tectonic plates
heat and pressure
In order for metamorphic rock to become igneous rock it must....
melt, then cool.
be broken down
cool, then melt
melt
Crystals are a property of which type of rock?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
Ribbon-like layers are a property of which type of rock
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
Holes or "bubbles" are a property of which type of rock?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
The oldest layers of sediment are found where?
top formation
middle formation
bottom formation
