Rock Cycle Quiz

What are the three types of rocks that are part of the rock cycle?

• solid, liquid, and gas

• sand, stone, volcano

• igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

• hard, soft, brittle

Answer explanation

What is the difference between lava and magma?

• magma is cool, lava is hot

• magma is molten rock within the Earth, and lava is molten rock on the Earth's surface

• lava is molten rock within the Earth, and magma is molten rock on the Earth's surface

Answer explanation

Igneous is a word that means ______________. It is formed when magma or lava cools.

• Fiery

• Heat

• Pressure

• Volcano

Sedimentary rocks are formed when sediment accumulates over time in deposits that form ___________.

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Minerals

• Layers

Answer explanation

Metamorphic rock is a rock that has been changed by extreme heat and ___________.

• Sediment

• Pressure

• Erosion

• Minerals

Sedimentary rocks are types of rocks in which __________ may be found, since the process of forming these rocks can preserve plant and animal remains.

• Fossils

• Limestone

• Water

• Lava

Answer explanation

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The oldest laters of sediment are found where?

• At the top of the formation

• In the middle of the formation

• At the bottom of the formation

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What does the term 'erosion' mean?

• The process of turning from igneous rock to a sedimentary rock

• The process of forming fossils

• The process of sedimentary layers forming

• the process of soil, rock, and other dissolved materials getting transported from one location to another due to wind and rain

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What do you need in order for igneous rock to form?

• A mountain

• A Canyon

• A Volcano

• A Glacier

What has to happen to sediment in order for it to become sedimentary rock?

• It has to be buried deep within the earth

• It has to be around a volcanic eruption

• It as to bond and harden

• It has to be around boundaries between tectonic plates