Rock Cycle Study Guide

The rock cycle is a continuous process that changes materials found____

• only in Earth's Lithosphere

• in neither the Earth's Lithosphere or Mantle

• in both the Earth's Lithosphere and the Mantle

• only in the Earth's Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Metamorphic rocks are made from...

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous rock

• all of the above

Which of the following is the material from which sedimentary rocks are formed?

• lava from volcanic eruptions

• magma from the mantle

• weathered remains of only sedimentary rocks

• weathered remains of any type of rock

Rocks that are produced when lava cools and hardens are_____ rocks

• extrusive igneous rocks

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• intrusive igneous rocks

What describes the processes a sedimentary rock undergoes to become an igneous rock?

• pushed deep into Earth's mantle ->heated ->squeezed by intense pressure

• organic material deposited over time->top layers compress the bottom layer

• weathering ->erosion->deposition->compaction/cementation

• pushed deep into Earth's mantle ->rock melts-> forms magma-> cools and hardens.

What is the most common type of rock found in Kentucky and what type is it?

• Limestone, Sedimentary

• Basalt, Igneous

• Marble, Metamorphic

• Slate, Sedimentary

The size of the mineral crystals in igneous rocks depend on the ____

• time it takes melted rock to cool

• temperature at which the rock melts

• mineral content of melted rock

• size of the pool of melted rock

Which choice below show the steps of the formation of a sedimentary rock in the correct order?

• erosion, weathering, deposition, compaction, cementation

• weather, erosion, compaction, cementation, depostion

• weathering , erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

• compacting, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Tectonic plates have shifted, causing some granite to be pushed deeper into Earth's lithosphere where it underwent extreme heat and pressure. Gniess resulted, what type of rock is Gniess?

• acidic

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following statements is true?

• Rocks can change from one type to another

• rocks can only change on Earth's surface

• rocks can only change inside Earth's surface

• rocks can never change

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1