Rock Cycle Quiz

The rock cycle is the _____.

• process by which rocks are created from dirt

• process by which rocks are formed from dead plants and animals

• process that forms and recycles different rocks

• circular path in which rocks travel

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is/are the process/es that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting

What is/are the process/es that help/s form existing rock into sedimentary rock?

• weathering

• compaction

• erosion

• all of the above

_____ rock may contain fossils.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a way sediments are moved?

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• All of these processes move sediments.

_____ is the term used to describe the breaking down of sedimentary rocks into sediments.

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The rock cycle is the _____.

• process by which rocks are created from dirt

• process by which rocks are formed from dead plants and animals

• process that forms and recycles different rocks

• circular path in which rocks travel

What is/are the process/es that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting

What is/are the process/es that help/s form existing rock into sedimentary rock?

• weathering

• compaction

• erosion

• all of the above

______ rock may contain fossils.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3