Rock Cycle Quiz

What is the term for molten rock that exists below the surface of the earth?

• Magma

• Lava

• Sediment

• Granite

Which type of rock tends to cool slowly underground, allowing time for the elements to form large crystals?

• Granite

• Obsidian

• Marble

• Limestone

What is the process called when sediment is deposited in a new location and spreads out to form a layer?

• Erosion

• Cementation

• Deposition

• Compaction

Which rock is made when igneous, sedimentary, or even other metamorphic rocks change form and structure because of heat and pressure?

• Granite

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What is the term for the process of rocks changing forever, where igneous and metamorphic rocks can become sedimentary rocks and vice versa?

• Rock Transformation

• Rock Cycle

• Rock Formation

• Rock Evolution

What kind of rock is made when sediment that contains a lot of calcium carbonate goes through lithification?

• Marble

• Granite

• Limestone

• Obsidian

What happens to sedimentary rocks when they are exposed to high heat and pressure?

• They break apart into sediments

• They cool and become solid

• They turn into metamorphic rocks

• They melt and become igneous rocks

What is the term for when water, weather, wind, and other physical forces chip away at a rock and cause little pieces to break off?

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction