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The rock cycle

7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-ESS2-1 · England: KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere (the rock cycle)

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  1. Question 1

    What turns sediment into sedimentary rock?

    • A. burning
    • B. compaction and cementation over a long time
    • C. melting and cooling
    • D. freezing

  2. Question 2

    In the path from igneous to sedimentary rock, what comes straight after "weathering breaks it into pieces"?

    • A. layers of sediment build up
    • B. compaction and cementation form sedimentary rock
    • C. erosion carries the sediment to the sea
    • D. igneous rock at the surface

  3. Question 3

    What makes metamorphic rock?

    • A. heat and pressure changing existing rock without melting it
    • B. wind blowing sand
    • C. lava cooling quickly
    • D. sediment settling in water

  4. Question 4

    In the path from igneous to sedimentary rock, what comes straight after "igneous rock at the surface"?

    • A. weathering breaks it into pieces
    • B. erosion carries the sediment to the sea
    • C. compaction and cementation form sedimentary rock
    • D. layers of sediment build up

  5. Question 5

    What turns sediment into sedimentary rock?

    • A. burning
    • B. compaction and cementation over a long time
    • C. freezing
    • D. melting and cooling

  6. Question 6

    In the path from sedimentary to igneous rock, what comes straight after "sedimentary rock"?

    • A. buried deep and heated under pressure
    • B. melts to form magma
    • C. becomes metamorphic rock
    • D. magma cools to form igneous rock

  7. Question 7

    Why is it called the rock "cycle"?

    • A. Rocks never change
    • B. Rocks ride bicycles
    • C. It happens once a year
    • D. Rock materials are recycled from one type to another over millions of years

  8. Question 8

    In the path from sedimentary to igneous rock, what comes straight after "melts to form magma"?

    • A. sedimentary rock
    • B. buried deep and heated under pressure
    • C. becomes metamorphic rock
    • D. magma cools to form igneous rock

  9. Question 9

    Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface is called…

    • A. marble
    • B. lava
    • C. magma
    • D. sediment

  10. Question 10

    In the path from sedimentary to igneous rock, what comes straight after "melts to form magma"?

    • A. becomes metamorphic rock
    • B. buried deep and heated under pressure
    • C. magma cools to form igneous rock
    • D. sedimentary rock

  11. Question 11

    Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface is called…

    • A. lava
    • B. sediment
    • C. magma
    • D. marble

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Answer key: The rock cycle

  1. 1. B. compaction and cementation over a long time

  2. 2. C. erosion carries the sediment to the sea

  3. 3. A. heat and pressure changing existing rock without melting it

  4. 4. A. weathering breaks it into pieces

  5. 5. B. compaction and cementation over a long time

  6. 6. A. buried deep and heated under pressure

  7. 7. D. Rock materials are recycled from one type to another over millions of years

  8. 8. D. magma cools to form igneous rock

  9. 9. C. magma

  10. 10. C. magma cools to form igneous rock

  11. 11. C. magma