50 questions
The cooled and hardened lava from volcanoes forms what rock type?
extrusive igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
intrusive igneous
Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...
lava
magma
igneous rock
minerals
This rock formed when bits of other rocks and sediment were pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Which processes form sedimentary rocks?
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?
deposition
melting
compaction
weathering
Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:
chemical rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?
clastic
extrusive
organic
intrusive
A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
extrusive rock
The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with
melting
erosion
deposition
crystallization
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in wavy, parallel bands of white and black crystals. What kind of rock have you probably found?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
extrusive
Which of the following describes rocks formed when sediments are buried, compacted, and cemented together?
Clastic
Organic
Foliated
Nonfoliated
Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?
1
2
3
4
Rock made from fossils of once living plants or animals.
Intrusive Igneous
extrusive Igneous
clastic Sedimentary
organic Sedimentary