rock quiz

Which answer choice best shows the rock cycle?

1.compaction& cementation

2.heat& pressure

3.melts

4.cools

5.compaction&cementation

• Metamorphic

  Sediments

  Igneous

  Sedimentary

  Magma/lava

• Sedimentary rock

  Metamorphic

  Sediments

  Lava/magma

  Igneous

• Sediments

  Sedimentary rock

  Metamorphic

  Magma/lava

  Igneous

• None

what are characteristics of an igneous rock?

• crystals, smooth/glassy surface, air holes

• wavy layers, crystals

• loose rocks, fossils

• straight layers

Where can an igneous rock be found?

• In a cave

• Mountain Ranges

• Deep inside the earth's crust

• Near sources of water

What are two examples of an igneous rock?

• sandstone & conglomerate

• Genesis & pumice

• Obsidian & marble

• Obsidian & pumice

How was an igneous rock formed?

• Magma/lava cools and hardens

• the rock freezes and breaks apart

• Heat and pressure unite and form a rock

• sediments are pressed and cemented together

what are characteristics of a metamorphic rock?

where can a metamorphic rock be found?

• in the forest

• Mountain Ranges

• near sources of water

• deep inside the Earth's crust

What are two examples of a metamorphic rock?

A metamorphic rock was formed by____________________

what are characteristics of a sedimentary rock?

• straight layers, crystals

• straight layers, fossils, loose rocks

• smooth/glassy surface

• crystals, cake-like layers