Yr 8 Rock Cycle (links to Bitesize)

What is the process in which sediment which was carried in transport is laid down?

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Deposition
• Erosion

What is the final stage in the rock cycle that involves the hardening of sediment into rock?

• Sedimentation
• Compaction
• Cementation
• Deposition

What is the first stage in the rock cycle that involves the formation of sediment?

• Sediment transport
• Compaction
• Sedimentation
• Deposition

Which type of weathering involves the reaction of substances in water with minerals in rocks?

• Weathering does not involve water
• Physical weathering
• Chemical weathering
• Biological weathering

What is the process called when rocks are gradually changed between different rock types?

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Sedimentation
• Recycling

What is happening in the stage of compaction in the rock cycle?

• Layers of sediment are compacted
• Layers of sediment harden
• Sediment forms on top of each other
• Sediment is laid down

What are the processes involved in the rock cycle?

• Melting, crystallization, solidification
• Deposition, compaction, cementation
• Weathering, erosion, transportation, sedimentation
• Subduction, uplift, folding

What is the final process of sedimentary rock formation in which minerals in the sediment harden and form a kind of cement?

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Cementation

What are igneous rocks formed from?

• Weathering and erosion
• The cooling of molten rock
• Small rock pieces being transported in rivers
• Another rock under heat and pressure

What are the stages in the rock cycle?

• Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
• Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous
• Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
• Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic