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Rock Cycle Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When rock on Earth’s surface is broken into smaller pieces, forming loose mater

a)

melting

b)

weathering

c)

sedimentation

d)

deformation

2.

When temperature and pressure cause some minerals in the rock to break down and other minerals to fo

a)

igneous

b)

magma

c)

metamorphism

d)

sedementation

3.

When solid rock turns into molten, or liquid, rock

a)

cooling

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

melting

4.

When solid rock turns into molten, or liquid, rock

a)

lava

b)

melting

c)

deformation

d)

magma

5.

When magma and lava cool and harden into solid rock

a)

metmaorphism

b)

crystallization

c)

sedementation

d)

deformation

6.

Rock that forms as a result of sedimentation

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

sedementaitonMetamorphic Rock

7.

When layers of sediment are compacted and cemented together over time to form rock

a)

Crystallization

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Weathering

8.

When pieces of rock are carried away by running water, wind, or ice

a)

erosion

b)

pressure

c)

tsunami

d)

lava

9.

Rock that forms through metamorphism

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

10.

When rock changes shape due to compression or tension in Earth’s crust

a)

tectonic plates

b)

explosion

c)

deformation

d)

erosion

11.

Rock that forms when magma or lava crystallizes

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

12.

Molten rock that is underground

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

rivers

13.

Molten rock that is underground

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

rivers

14.

When rock changes shape due to compression or tension in Earth’s crust

a)

tectonic plates

b)

explosion

c)

deformation

d)

erosion

15.

When pieces of rock are carried away by running water, wind, or ice

a)

erosion

b)

pressure

c)

tsunami

d)

lava

16.

Rock that forms as a result of sedimentation

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

sedementaitonMetamorphic Rock

17.

When solid rock turns into molten, or liquid, rock

a)

lava

b)

melting

c)

deformation

d)

magma

18.

When temperature and pressure cause some minerals in the rock to break down and other minerals to fo

a)

igneous

b)

magma

c)

metamorphism

d)

sedementation

19.

Rock that forms when magma or lava crystallizes

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

20.

Rock that forms through metamorphism

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

21.

Rock that forms as a result of sedimentation

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

sedementaitonMetamorphic Rock