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Rock Cycle Vocabulary Study Guide

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a model describing the transformations of rocks from one major rock type to another

a)

Rock cycle

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

Geothermal Energy

2.

Melted rock on Earth's surface.

a)
Magma
b)
Ash
c)
Granite
d)
Lava
3.

melted rock located beneath Earth's surface

a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
igneous rock
d)
volcanic ash
4.

a natural, renewable energy resource produced by Earth's naturally occurring heat, steam, and hot water

a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind energy
c)
Hydropower
d)
Geothermal energy
5.

A type of rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens.

a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Limestone
6.

a type of rock formed by gravity pressing fragments of other rocks and minerals together as they settle on land or under the ocean over a long period of time

a)
Volcanic rock
b)
Metamorphic rock
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Igneous rock
7.

one of the major types of rock that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure

a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Volcanic rock
8.

changes to rocks and minerals on Earth's surface that are caused by chemical reactions.

a)
Physical weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Metamorphism
d)
Chemical weathering
9.

The exertion of force on something so that it becomes more dense.

a)

Compression

or compaction

b)
Decompression
c)
Dilation
d)
Expansion
10.

The binding together of particles or other things by cement.

a)
Cementation
b)
Sedimentation
c)
Aggregation
d)
Compaction
11.

occurs when eroded sediments are dropped in another location, ending the process of erosion.

a)
Weathering
b)
Sedimentation
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
12.

When soil is moved from one location to another by wind or water

a)
Erosion
b)
Decomposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Sedimentation