Earth's Layers and the Rock Cycle Quiz

What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by water, ice, rain, snow, wind, etc?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Weathering

What are the three main types of rocks in the rock cycle?

• Granite, limestone, and marble rocks

• Volcanic, oceanic, and continental rocks

• Shale, sandstone, and conglomerate rocks

• Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

Which type of force creates new landforms?

• Tectonic plate activity and erosion

• Volcanic eruptions

• Meteorite impacts

• Glacial movement

What is the process by which rocks are formed, changed, destroyed, and reformed?

• Rock cycle

• Life cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Water cycle

What type of force wears away or destroys landforms by wind or water?

• Erosion

• Preservation

• Construction

• Growth

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• crust, mantle, and core

• surface, middle, and center

• rock, soil, and magma

• atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compression of sediment?

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest and consists of solid rock?

• Outer core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

What type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rock through extreme heat, pressure, or chemical processes?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock