Process Of Rock Cycle Quiz
This quiz is to check your basic knowledge of the rock cycle.
- 1.__________ is a mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other minerals.
- A.
Mineral
- B.
Rock
- C.
Temperature
- D.
Rock Cycle
- E.
Glass
- 2.The _______ ________ is a model showing process that creates and changes rocks.
- A.
Mineral
- B.
Rock
- C.
Volcanic glass
- D.
Rock cycle
- E.
Specific gravity
- 3.__________ ___________ recognized the rock cycle in 1788 by observing Siccar Scottland.
- A.
Martin Luther King
- B.
James Hutton
- C.
William Ramsay
- D.
Abraham Lincoln
- E.
John Hope
- 4.List the 3 types of rocks involved in the rock cycle.
- 5.Sedimentary rock can be changed by heat and pressure into ___________ ___________.
- A.
Sedimentary rock
- B.
Igneous rock
- C.
Metamorphic rock
- D.
Rock cycle
- E.
Volcanic glass
- 6.Metamorphic rock can melt and cool to form ___________ ___________.
- A.
Igneous rock
- B.
Sedimentary rock
- C.
Metamorphic rock
- D.
Rock cycle
- E.
Volcanic glass
- 7.Hot, melted rock, also known as lava, is called ___________.
- A.
Syrup
- B.
Glass
- C.
Volcano
- D.
Magma
- E.
Soup
- 8.Igneous rock can be broken down into fragments that may later form __________ __________.
- A.
Metamorphic rock
- B.
Sedimentary rock
- C.
Igneous rock
- D.
Volcanic glass
- E.
Specific gravity
- 9.The primary processes involved in the rock cycle are _________, _________, and ________.
- A.
Magma, heat, and soil
- B.
Water, temperature, and elements
- C.
Pressure, temperature, and fragmentation
- D.
Minerals, rocks, and mud
- E.
Sodium, calcium, and hydrogen
- 10.Heat and pressure is the process for which type of rock?
- A.
Sedimentary
- B.
Igneous
- C.
Metamorphic
- 11.Cooling and hardening is the process for which type of rock?
- A.
Sedimentary
- B.
Igneous
- C.
Metamorphic
- 12.Fragmentation, compaction, and cementation are the processes for which type of rock?
- A.
Sedimentary
- B.
Igneous
- C.
Metamorphic
- 13.Magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows from volcanoes is ___________.
- A.
Lava
- B.
Rock
- C.
Sediments
- D.
Glass
- E.
Elements
- 14.______ ______ is a model that illustrates the processes that create and change rocks.
- A.
Minerals
- B.
Volcanic glass
- C.
Rock cycle
- D.
Fragmentation
- E.
Solar system
- 15.Rocks formed from sediments are known as ____________ ____________.
- A.
Igneous rocks
- B.
Sedimentary rocks
- C.
Metamorphic rocks
- 16.Rocks formed by changes in heat and pressure are known as ___________ __________.
- A.
Igneous rocks
- B.
Sedimentary rocks
- C.
Metamorphic rocks
- 17.Rocks formed from molted material are __________ _________.
- A.
Igneous rocks
- B.
Sedimentary rocks
- C.
Metamorphic rocks
- 18.In what year was the rock cycle discovered?
- A.
1999
- B.
2009
- C.
1788
- D.
1888
- 19.Name 1 of the rocks in the rock cycle.
- 20.Name another rock in the rock cycle.
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