Rock Cycle Quiz for 7th Grade Students

Who developed the concept of the Rock Cycle?

• Charles Darwin

• James Hutton

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

The Rock Cycle demonstrates that rocks are:

• Unchanging over time

• Only formed by volcanoes

• Interrelated through natural processes

• Always the same age

How many main classes of rocks are involved in the Rock Cycle?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What combines to make minerals?

• Rocks

• Compounds

• Atoms

• Sediments

What is the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Transportation

Which of the following is NOT a way sedimentary rocks form?

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Melting

• Burial

What is magma that erupts onto the Earth's surface called?

• Lava

• Sediment

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

Which type of rock forms from molten material?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossil

What can cause pre-existing rocks to become metamorphic rocks?

• Only pressure

• Only heat

• Pressure, heat, and fluids

• Only fluids

What is the material called that results from weathering and erosion?

• Lava

• Magma

• Sediment

• Metamorphic rock