Rock Cycle Practice Test

What type of rock forms from stratification?

• Intrusive
• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

Which type of igneous rock forms above ground?

• Intrusive
• Organic
• Extrusive
• Foliated

Coal is an example of a _______ sedimentary rock.

• Chemical
• Organic
• Clastic
• Intrusive

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

Lava which cools on Earth's surface forms an

• metamorphic rock
• intrusive igneous rock
• extrusive igneous rock
• foliated metamorphic rock

Magma cooling and hardening below Earth's surface forms an

• Intrusive igneous rock
• Extrusive igneous rock
• Foliated metamorphic rock
• Organic sedimentary rock

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form