Download Rock and Rock Cycle CFA

Rock and Rock Cycle CFA
Directions: Please read the following questions and choose the best answer.
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1. What type of rock forms from magma or lava?
a. Igneous rock
b. Sedimentary rock
c. Metamorphic rock
d. Coral reef rock
2. Granite, which is found in the continental crust, is commonly used for what household
item?
a. lampshades
b. driveways
c. countertops
d. bathtubs
3. Identify the correct order in which sedimentary rock is formed.
a. Cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion
b. Erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
c. Deposition, erosion, cementation, compaction
d. Compaction, cementation, erosion, deposition
4. What two things cause sandstone, a sedimentary rock, to be transformed into quartzite, a
metamorphic rock?
a. Erosion and deposition
b. Weathering and heat
c. Erosion and heat
d. Heat and pressure
5. Where does the heat that changes an igneous or sedimentary rock into a metamorphic
rock come from?
a. Mantle
b. Sun
c. Crust
d. Atmosphere
6. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
a. compaction
b. cementation
c. deposition
d. erosion
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7. A series of processes on Earth’s surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from
one kind to another is called
a. Erosion
b. Crystallization
c. The rock cycle
d. Evaporation
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8. The names of the three major groups of rocks refer to
a. The shape of the rocks
b. How the rocks were formed
c. The size of the rocks
d. When the rocks were formed
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9. When building houses and other large buildings, the construction industry often uses the
sedimentary rock
a. sandstone
b. obsidian
c. pumice
d. coal
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10. The main reason the rock cycle occurs is because of
a. Plate tectonics
b. Global warming
c. Continental drift
d. the changing seasons
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11. To differentiate between the two types of metamorphic rock, geologists look for
a. Streak
b. Moh’s Hardness
c. Color contrast
d. Foliated Bands