Rock Cycle Quiz

Igneous rocks are formed when

• lava or magma cools and hardens

• sediments pile up in layers

• there is extreme heat and pressure

• erosion occurs

Sedimentary rocks are formed when

• lava or magma cools and hardens

• sediments are pressed and glued together

• there is extreme heat and pressure

• rocks melt

Metamorphic rocks are formed from

• sediments being pressed and glued together

• lava or magma cooling

• extreme heat and pressure

• erosion

What pushes rocks beneath the surface of the earth?

• erosion

• tectonic activity

• gravity

• runoff

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Rocks are classified based on

• what color they are

• where they are found

• how they are formed

• their shape

Fossils are most likely found in which type of rocks?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• Jurassic

• sedimentary

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Rocks are constantly and slowly changing as a result of the

• rock cycle

• convection currents

• water cycle

• continental drift

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Rocks are continually changing from one type to another and back again.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which type of rock is most likely associated with volcanic eruptions?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• tectonic

What process breaks down rocks into tiny pieces, or sediments?

• weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

• cooling and hardening

• convection and subduction