Rock Cycle Quiz

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals and other materials into sedimentary rocks?

• Compacting and Cementing
• Cooling
• Heat and Pressure
• Melting

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

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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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
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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

• True
• False

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• magma, lava, crystals

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

Fossils are found in ____________ rocks.

• metamorphic

• magma

• igneous

• sedimentary

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what is the rock cycle.

• molten rock that is stored underground.

• rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

• a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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Mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other material

• Brick

• Soda Pop Bottle

• Steel

• Rock

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