The Rock Cycle Quiz For Science Students

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1. How do igneous rocks form?

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Igneous rocks form when rock melts into magma or lava and then cools. Slow cooling underground creates intrusive rocks; fast cooling at the surface creates extrusive rocks.

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Geological Rock Cycle Quizzes & Trivia

Enhance your Earth science knowledge with this engaging the rock cycle quiz designed to help learners understand how rocks change through melting, cooling, heat, pressure, weathering, and erosion. Each question includes clear feedback to support learning and correct misconceptions effectively.

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2. How do metamorphic rocks form?

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Metamorphic rocks form when heat and pressure change a rock’s minerals without melting it. This process reorganizes minerals into new textures.

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3. How do sedimentary rocks form?

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Sedimentary rocks form when weathered sediments accumulate, compact under pressure, and cement together through lithification.

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4. Which two words classify igneous rocks?

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Igneous rocks are classified as intrusive (slow cooling underground) or extrusive (fast cooling at the surface).

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5. What is the rock cycle?

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The rock cycle shows how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks transform through melting, cooling, heat, pressure, weathering, and compaction.

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6. Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces?

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Weathering breaks rocks through physical forces or chemical reactions, producing sediments.

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7. Which cools faster?

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Extrusive rocks cool quickly at Earth’s surface, forming small crystals or glassy textures.

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8. What two processes convert sediment into sedimentary rock?

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Compaction compresses sediments; cementation binds them with dissolved minerals to form rock.

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9. What two processes do rocks undergo to become metamorphic?

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Metamorphic rocks form when heat and pressure alter existing rock minerals without melting them.

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10. Which classification belongs to sedimentary rocks?

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Sedimentary rocks are classified as clastic, chemical, or organic based on how they form.

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How do igneous rocks form?
How do metamorphic rocks form?
How do sedimentary rocks form?
Which two words classify igneous rocks?
What is the rock cycle?
Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces?
Which cools faster?
What two processes convert sediment into sedimentary rock?
What two processes do rocks undergo to become metamorphic?
Which classification belongs to sedimentary rocks?
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