Rock Cycle and Human Impact

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed.

• Heat and Pressure
• Compaction and Cementation
• Melting and Cooling

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock 

The process where humans permanently destroy forests so they can use the land in other ways.

• Erosion
• Desertification
• Urbanization
• Deforestation

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?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

The process by which igneous rocks are formed.

• Heat and Pressure
• Melting and Cooling
• Compaction and Cementation

A metamorphic rock can become ______.

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• All of the above

The water quality is greatly affected by the actions of _____________? 

• Birds
• Humans
• Fish
• Reptiles

An igneous rock can become ______.

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock
• All of These

What processes make sediment?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Weathering and Erosion