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Quiz: Rock Cycle

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

a)

Heating and cooling

b)

Deposition

c)

Heating and pressure

d)

Materials gathering and pressing together

2.

What Are The Three Main Types Of Rocks?

a)

Igneous, Depository, Metamorphic

b)

Depository, Igneous, Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Depository

d)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

3.

How are igneous rocks formed?

a)

Sediment forming together

b)

Heating and pressure

c)

Cooling and Hardening

d)

Deposition

4.

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

Heating and pressure

b)

Sediment forming together

c)

Weathering

d)

Cooling

5.

One specific type of rock can turn into any other rock type? (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False
6.

Minerals and rocks are the same? (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False
7.

What are rocks made of?

a)

Salt

b)

Minerals

c)

Other rocks

d)

Sand

8.

The rock cycle follows a specific order?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals, and other materials into sedimentary rocks?

a)

Compacting and Cementing

b)

Cooling and Hardening

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Melting

10.
What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Cooling 
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Melting
11.

What type of rock is formed from slow cooling magma under the earth's surface?

a)

Extrusive Igneous

b)

Intrusive Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sediment

12.

What type of rock is formed from slow cooling magma under the earth's surface?

a)

Extrusive Igneous

b)

Intrusive Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

13.

Which characteristic is found only in sedimentary rocks?

a)

Fossils

b)

Crystals

c)

Gas Bubbles

d)

Glassy Surface

14.

The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills. What type of rock is granite?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

15.

The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble, which was formed from Earth's pressure and heat. What type of rock is marble?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

16.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
17.

Which type of rock is made from magma cooling inside Earth?

a)

EXTRUSIVE igneous

b)

INTRUSIVE igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

18.

Which type of rock is made from lava cooling on the surface of Earth?

a)

EXTRUSIVE Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

INTRUSIVE Igneous

19.

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

a)

Magma

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Lava

20.

When water and other minerals move through open spaces between larger sediments, gluing them together, ____________ occurs.

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Cementation

d)

Erosion

21.

Rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of plants and animal remains moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity are called _________________.

a)

sediments

b)

granite

c)

marble

d)

sandstone

22.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called...

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

23.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
24.

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

25.

Obsidian is an example of (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
26.

What part of the rock cycle is represented by A?

a)

magma

b)

igneous rock

c)

sediment

d)

sedimentary rock

27.

What part of the rock cycle is represented by B?

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

magma

d)

metamorphic rock

28.

What part of the rock cycle is represented by C?

a)

magma

b)

sediment

c)

igneous rock

d)

metamorphic rock

29.

What part of the rock cycle is represented by D?

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

igneous rock

d)

sedimentary rock

30.

What part of the rock cycle is represented by E?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

magma

d)

igneous rock

31.

What process occurs in order for sedimentary rock to become magma?

a)

exposure and weathering

b)

lithification and compaction

c)

cooling

d)

melting

32.
Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
pebbles
d)
metamorphic
33.

Metamorphic rock undergoes weathering and erosion to form

a)

sediment

b)

igneous rock

34.

Sediment undergoes compaction & cementing to form

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

sedimentary rock

35.

Metamorphic rock melts to form

a)

igneous rock

b)

magma

36.

The type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

37.

Molten rock underground is known as...

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

sediment

d)

basalt

38.

Molten rock above ground is known as...

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

sediment

d)

basalt

39.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
40.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
41.

What stage of the rock cycle is number 2?

a)

heat and pressure

b)

melting

c)

weathering

d)

cooling and hardening

42.

What stage of the rock cycle is number 4?

a)

heat and pressure

b)

melting

c)

weathering

d)

cooling and hardening

43.

What stage of the rock cycle is number 3?

a)

heat and pressure

b)

melting

c)

weathering

d)

cooling and hardening

44.

What stage of the rock cycle is number 1?

a)

heat and pressure

b)

melting

c)

weathering

d)

cooling and hardening

45.

Sedimentary Rock <-- _____________ <-- Sediment

a)

Compaction & cementation

b)

Heat & pressure

c)

Weathering & erosion

d)

Melting & cooling

46.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to sedimentary rock begins with

a)

Weathering

b)

Melting

c)

Heat

d)

Pressure

47.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

48.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
49.

How does a metamorphic rock turn into sediment?

a)

Cooling

b)

heat and pressure

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

It can't

50.

How does a sedimentary rock turn into a metamorphic rock?

a)

Cooling

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

Melting

51.

How does igneous rock turn back into magma?

a)

Cooling

b)

heat and pressure

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

Melting

52.

How can sedimentary rock turn BACK into sediment?

a)

weathering

b)

heat and pressure

c)

erosion

d)

Melting

53.
Paula found a rock and noticed that it had many layers.  When she broke it open, she saw a fossil.  what type of rock did Paula find? 
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock 
d)
magma 
54.
What processes are required (in order) to change an igneous rock to a metamorphic rock then to a sedimentary rock? 
a)
cooling and hardening, weathering and pressure
b)
heat and pressure, weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure, cooling and hardening 
d)
heat and pressure, melting 
55.
How does extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive igneous rocks? 
a)
extrusive rocks are larger in size
b)
extrusive rocks are smaller in size 
c)
intrusive rocks have smaller crystals
d)
intrusive rocks are formed below earth's surface 
56.

Which number rock (look at their numbers in the diagram) is most likely formed by a volcano?

a)

Rock #1

b)

Rock #2

c)

Rock #3

57.

If Rock #1 is sedimentary rock, what process must be represented by Arrow A?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Formation of Lava

d)

Both A and B

58.

What additional process could be added to arrow A?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Magma Formation

c)

Cementation and Compaction

d)

Quickly Moving Water

59.

What type of rock is Rock #2?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sandstone

60.

What type of rock is Rock #3?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

pumice

61.

Granite is an igneous rock. During the rock cycle, granite is changed into gneiss, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on granite and change it into gneiss are

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

62.

Water fills a small lake in a dry region. After a few weeks, the lake evaporates, leaving behind a thin layer of crystals that form from minerals dissolved in the lake water. Each year, a new layer is added. Which type of rock is MOST likely to be formed by this process?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

pumice

63.

This stone is called pumice. It is created when super-heated rock that has bubbles in it is rapidly cooled, forming lots of "holes" in the rock. What type of rock is pumice?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

64.

This rock is called a conglomerate rock, sometimes called a "puddingstone". It is composed of smaller rocks cemented together in a mixture of sand, mud, and chemical cement. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

65.

Sedimentary rocks can be made of particles from which of the following?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

All of the different types of rocks

66.

Label the parts of the rock cycle by dragging the label to the appropriate box

a)Igneous Rock
b)Sediment
c)Metamorphic rock
d)Lava/magma
e)Sedimentary rock
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
67.

Match the following rock type with how it was created

a)

Sedimentary rock

1.

Sediments are compacted/ cemented

b)

Igneous rock

2.

Magma/lava cools and harden

c)

Metamorphic rock

3.

The texture, shape, or chemical structure of a rock is changed by heat or pressure

d)

Magma/lava

4.

Any type of rock melts

e)

Sediment

5.

Weathering breaks down pieces of rocks

68.

Identify #8

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

69.

Identify #7

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

70.

Identify #6

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

71.

Identify #5

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

72.

Identify #4

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

73.

Identify #3

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

74.

Identify #2

a)

Cools

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

75.

Identify #1

a)

Cools

b)

Melts

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

76.

Rocks are identified (a)   .

Choose from the below words
according to how they are made
by their size
by their age
according to the color

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