♻️ The Rock Cycle
Explore how rocks continuously transform through the rock cycle! This quiz covers the three main rock types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic), the key processes that change them (weathering, erosion, deposition, melting, and cooling), and how energy from Earth's interior and surface drives these cycles over millions of years. **What you'll learn:** - The three main types of rocks and how they form - How weathering and erosion break down rocks - The role of deposition in creating new rock layers - How melting, cooling, and heat/pressure transform rocks - The complete pathways rocks take in the cycle
Questions in this quiz
Answers hidden — play to find out.
- Question 1
Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?
- Question 2
Weathering is the process where rocks break down into smaller pieces due to wind, water, and ice.
- Question 3
What happens to sediment during the process of deposition?
- Question 4
Which process describes how sedimentary rocks turn into metamorphic rocks?
- Question 5
What is the primary source of energy that drives the rock cycle?
- Question 6
A metamorphic rock can never become an igneous rock.
- Question 7
Which of the following is a sedimentary rock?
- Question 8
How does erosion contribute to the rock cycle?
- Question 9
The rock cycle takes only a few years to complete.
- Question 10
What must happen to igneous or sedimentary rock for it to become metamorphic rock?
- Question 11
Which pair of processes describes what happens when an igneous rock reaches Earth's surface?
- Question 12
Metamorphic rocks have visible bands or stripes that show the minerals were rearranged by heat and pressure.
- Question 13
Which of the following best describes the relationship between magma cooling and igneous rock formation?
- Question 14
In the rock cycle, what must happen to a sedimentary rock for it to become igneous rock?
- Question 15
Compaction and cementation are the two main processes that turn loose sediment into solid sedimentary rock.
- Question 16
Which of the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
- Question 17
Why is it important for Grade 4 students to understand the rock cycle?