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The Rock Cycle Homework

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

a)

Melting and cooling

b)

Extreme heat and pressure

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

2.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
3.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
5.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
6.
Rock that forms when pressure and temperature change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
7.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
8.
What is small pieces of rock material?
a)
grain
b)
lava 
c)
magma
d)
sediment
9.
What is molten or liquid rock material that is deep beneath the Earth's surface?
a)
grain
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
rock
10.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
11.

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Magma Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

12.

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Lava Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

13.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
14.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
15.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
16.

What factor(s) contribute to the creation of igneous rock?

a)

heat

b)

erosion

c)

pressure

d)

gravity

e)

weathering

17.

A rock with a banded texture that forms from extreme heat and pressure is called what?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

18.

What factor contributes to the formation of sedimentary rock?

a)

heat

b)

conduction

c)

pressure

19.

What factor (s) contribute to the formation of metamorphic rock?

Select ALL that apply.

a)

heat

b)

erosion

c)

pressure

d)

weathering

e)

deposition

20.

What processes need to occur in order for weathered pieces of a metamorphic rock to transform into a sedimentary rock?

a)

melting and cooling

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

cementation and compaction

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