Rocks & Minerals Test Review

What processes are involved in the rock cycle?

• condensation

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

How is a metamorphic rock changed into sediments?

• weathering and erosion

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• cooling and melting

What cools to form igneous rocks?

• magma

• lava

• crystals

• minerals

Sedimentary rocks are ____.

• formed from magma

• a type of foliated rock

• formed because of changes in temperature and pressure

• formed when loose materials become pressed and cemented together

What is always a rock?

• made of molten material

• a mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, or other materials

• formed by heat and pressure

• either igneous or sedimentary

What type of rock is being formed at letter B?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What type of rock is being formed at letter A?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Which letter represents magma?

• C

• D

• E

• F

Which letter represents an igneous rock?

• C

• D

• E

• F

What type of rock changes into metamorphic rock?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic