Vocabulary Quiz: Rock Transformations

Magma is hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth.

• True

• False

Compaction involves sediment being glued together.

• True

• False

Sediment is made up of small pieces of rock.

• True

• False

Plate boundaries refer to the process of rock formations being pushed up.

• True

• False

Metamorphic rock forms when existing rock is changed by heat or pressure deep underground.

• True

• False

What is cementation?

• The process of sediment being buried and pressed together

• The process of sediment being glued together

• The movement of sediment from one place to another

• The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces

Which of the following describes erosion?

• The process of sediment being glued together

• The process of sediment breaking down into smaller pieces

• The movement of sediment from one place to another

• The process of magma cooling and solidifying

What type of rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Mineral

What does the term “plate boundary” refer to?

• The movement of sediment from one place to another

• The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces

• The place where two plates meet

• A diagram that shows the inside of something

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the definition of sedimentary rock?

• Rock formed when heat or pressure changes existing rock

• Rock formed when sediment is pressed and glued together

• Rock formed when magma cools

• A region of rock that formed together as one type