Rock Cycle Quiz

What is the rock cycle?

• A continuous process that describes how rocks are formed, changed, and recycled over time.

• A process that turns rocks into liquid

• A method for categorizing different types of rocks

• A type of exercise routine involving lifting rocks

What is an Igneous rock?

• Rock that forms from the evaporation of water

• Rock that forms from the compression of sediment

• Rock that forms from the decay of organic matter

• Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

What is a Sedimentary rock?

• A type of rock formed from the accumulation, compaction and cementation of sediments

• A type of rock formed from volcanic activity

• A type of rock formed from the metamorphism of existing rocks

• A type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma

What is a Metamorphic rock?

• A type of rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure

• A type of rock that has been changed by erosion and weathering

• A type of rock that has been changed by volcanic activity

• A type of rock that has been changed by extreme cold and pressure

What is uplift in the context of the rock cycle?

• The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces and pushing them under the plates.

• The process of weathering and erosion of rock layers.

• The process of transforming sedimentary rocks into igneous rocks.

• The process of raising or lifting rock layers to higher elevations out from under the plates

What is subduction in the context of the rock cycle?

• The process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces via rain

• The sinking of one tectonic plate under another plate that pushes rocks underneath the crust

• The movement of magma from the mantle to the Earth's surface

• The formation of new rocks from existing rocks through Weathering

Which process is responsible for the formation of igneous rocks?

• Deposition of sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphism of sedimentary rocks

• Weathering and erosion of sedimentary rocks

• Solidification or cooling of molten magma or lava

Which process is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Weathering and Erosion

• Compaction and Cementation

• Metamorphism

• Volcanism

Which process is responsible for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

• Erosion

• Metamorphism

• Weathering

• Deposition

What type of rock is formed when sedimentary rocks undergo heat and pressure?

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock