Rock Cycle Quiz

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Conglomerate

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ______?

• melting and cooling

• cementation and compaction

• Weathering and erosion

• heat and pressure

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

• Pressure

• Melting

• Coolig

Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.

• Pressure

• Cooling

• Heat

_________ is the process which causes magma to form.

• Pressure

• Melting

• Cooling

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

These Rocks are form from layers of sediment over Millions of years

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

These Rocks are formed from Heat and Pressure

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

These Rocks are formed from Magma and Lava

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic