Glittery rock cycle

Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?

• Crystals
• Fossils
• Gas bubbles
• Glassy surface

What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?

• Compacting and cementing
• Sediment
• Sedimentary rock
• Weathering and erosion

Which geologic process can change any type of rock into sediment?

• Cooling
• Heat and pressure
• Melting 
• Weathering and erosion

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• None of the above

The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble. What type of is marble?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• None of the above

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

• Extrusive igneous
• Intrusive igneous 
• Metamorphic
• Sediment 

Which characteristic is common to extrusive igneous rocks?

• Crystals
• Fossils
• Glassy surface
• Ribbonlike layers

The interrelationship among the three rock types is identified as which of the following?

• The rock cycle
• The rock formation
• The rock helix
• The rock metamorphosis

What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?

• Magma
• Cooling
• Weathering and erosion
• Igneous rock

What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?

• Compacting and cementing
• Cooling
• Heat and pressure
• Melting