Rock cycle

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• weathering

• melting

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

A rock that forms from many small sediments of other rocks is a(n)

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

Which rock cycle process causes many sedimentary rocks to have visible layers?

• deposition

• crystallization

• intrusion

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

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?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

Cooling & crystallization produce

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock

• True

• False

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling

The process by which sedimentary rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting and cooling