Print Quiz: Rock Cycle Quiz ()

1.

What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller particles or dissolving?

A.

Deposition

B.

Weathering

C.

Foliation

D.

Sedimentation

2.

What forces are responsible for transforming rocks into metamorphic rocks?

A.

Heat and Pressure

B.

Compaction and cementation

C.

Weathering

D.

Deposition

3.

What is the process of sediments settling and accumulating in a new location?

A.

Weathering

B.

Sedimentation

C.

Foliation

D.

Deposition

4.

What is the alignment of mineral grains in parallel layers within a metamorphic rock called?

A.

Compaction and cementation

B.

Foliation

C.

Bedding

D.

Weathering

5.

What is the layering or stratification of sediments within sedimentary rocks called?

A.

Sedimentation

B.

Foliation

C.

Deposition

D.

Bedding

6.

What is the process in which soil particles and decaying organic matter accumulate in layers on the ground or at the bottom of large bodies of water?

A.

Weathering

B.

Heat and Pressure

C.

Sedimentation

D.

Compaction and cementation

7.

What is the process that forms sedimentary rock by compacting and gluing the sediments together in layers?

A.

Compaction and cementation

B.

Weathering

C.

Foliation

D.

Deposition

8.

What type of rock is formed from cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

A.

Weathering

B.

Metamorphic Rock

C.

Sedimentary Rock

D.

Igneous Rock

9.

What type of rock is formed from accumulation and compression of sediments?

A.

Metamorphic Rock

B.

Igneous Rock

C.

Deposition

D.

Sedimentary Rock

10.

What type of rock has undergone changes due to high heat and pressure?

A.

Metamorphic Rock

B.

Sedimentary Rock

C.

Igneous Rock

D.

Foliation