Question 1

The rock cycle,hydrologic cycle,and carbon cycle are all examples of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mass-transfer cycles 
B)  temporal cycle 
C)  biogeochemical cycles 
D)  Earth System reservoirs 
A)  mass-transfer cycles 
B)  temporal cycle 
C)  biogeochemical cycles 
D)  Earth System reservoirs

Question 2

To form a sedimentary rock,which process must happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  melting 
B)  erosion 
C)  cooling 
D)  deep burial 
A)  melting 
B)  erosion 
C)  cooling 
D)  deep burial

Question 3

What type of rock is formed after erosion,deposition,and lithification?

Accepted Answer

A)  metamorphic 
B)  crystalline 
C)  igneous 
D)  sedimentary 
A)  metamorphic 
B)  crystalline 
C)  igneous 
D)  sedimentary

Question 4

Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle that could create a metamorphic rock and eventually transform it into a sedimentary rock.

Accepted Answer

A)  erosion,deposition,and lithification $\rightarrow$ burial $\rightarrow$ melting 
B)  burial $\rightarrow$ erosion,deposition,and lithification$\rightarrow$ melting 
C)  burial $\rightarrow$ melting $\rightarrow$ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification 
D)  melting $\rightarrow$ erosion,deposition,and lithification$\rightarrow$ melting 
A)  erosion,deposition,and lithification $\rightarrow$ burial $\rightarrow$ melting 
B)  burial $\rightarrow$ erosion,deposition,and lithification$\rightarrow$ melting 
C)  burial $\rightarrow$ melting $\rightarrow$ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification 
D)  melting $\rightarrow$ erosion,deposition,and lithification$\rightarrow$ melting

Question 5

What is the progression of rock types if the steps along the rock cycle proceed as follows? 
melting and crystallization $\rightarrow$ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification $\rightarrow$ burial

Accepted Answer

A)  sedimentary $\rightarrow$ igneous $\rightarrow$ metamorphic 
B)  igneous $\rightarrow$ sedimentary $\rightarrow$ metamorphic 
C)  igneous $\rightarrow$ metamorphic $\rightarrow$ metamorphic 
D)  metamorphic $\rightarrow$ sedimentary $\rightarrow$ igneous 
A)  sedimentary $\rightarrow$ igneous $\rightarrow$ metamorphic 
B)  igneous $\rightarrow$ sedimentary $\rightarrow$ metamorphic 
C)  igneous $\rightarrow$ metamorphic $\rightarrow$ metamorphic 
D)  metamorphic $\rightarrow$ sedimentary $\rightarrow$ igneous

Question 6

How can uplift of metamorphic rocks during mountain building lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Percolating groundwater can change metamorphic rocks to sedimentary rocks. 
B)  Metamorphic rocks turn into sedimentary rocks when exposed to oxygen. 
C)  Weathering and erosion create sediments from metamorphic rocks,which in turn may become sedimentary rocks. 
D)  When pressure is reduced,metamorphic rocks convert to sedimentary rocks. 
A)  Percolating groundwater can change metamorphic rocks to sedimentary rocks. 
B)  Metamorphic rocks turn into sedimentary rocks when exposed to oxygen. 
C)  Weathering and erosion create sediments from metamorphic rocks,which in turn may become sedimentary rocks. 
D)  When pressure is reduced,metamorphic rocks convert to sedimentary rocks.

Question 7

Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle to create an igneous rock,and transform it into a metamorphic rock,and then transform that metamorphic into a new igneous rock.

Accepted Answer

A)  melted and solidified $\rightarrow$ exposed,eroded,and deposited $\rightarrow$ buried deeply 
B)  melted and solidified $\rightarrow$ buried deeply $\rightarrow$ remelted and solidified 
C)  eroded and deposited $\rightarrow$ buried deeply $\rightarrow$ remelted and solidified 
D)  eroded and deposited $\rightarrow$ melted and solidified $\rightarrow$ buried deeply 
A)  melted and solidified $\rightarrow$ exposed,eroded,and deposited $\rightarrow$ buried deeply 
B)  melted and solidified $\rightarrow$ buried deeply $\rightarrow$ remelted and solidified 
C)  eroded and deposited $\rightarrow$ buried deeply $\rightarrow$ remelted and solidified 
D)  eroded and deposited $\rightarrow$ melted and solidified $\rightarrow$ buried deeply

Question 8

Compared to younger rocks,rocks that were created earlier in the Earth's history are likely to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consumed or transformed by processes in the rock cycle 
B)  preserved intact without alteration 
C)  igneous rocks 
D)  found in the deep ocean 
A)  consumed or transformed by processes in the rock cycle 
B)  preserved intact without alteration 
C)  igneous rocks 
D)  found in the deep ocean

Question 9

If a rock is buried and subjected to high heat and pressure,then uplifted,exposed,eroded away,and deposited,what rock types were involved in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  igneous and sedimentary 
B)  igneous and metamorphic 
C)  metamorphic and sedimentary 
D)  sedimentary only 
A)  igneous and sedimentary 
B)  igneous and metamorphic 
C)  metamorphic and sedimentary 
D)  sedimentary only

Question 10

What is a cycle? A reservoir? What happens during a mass-transfer cycle? Summarize these concepts using the rock cycle as an example.

Accepted Answer

A cycle is a series of interrelated even

The rock cycle,hydrologic cycle,and carbon cycle are all examples of _________.

To form a sedimentary rock,which process must happen?

What type of rock is formed after erosion,deposition,and lithification?

Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle that could create a metamorphic rock and eventually transform it into a sedimentary rock.

What is the progression of rock types if the steps along the rock cycle proceed as follows? melting and crystallization $\rightarrow$ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification $\rightarrow$ burial

How can uplift of metamorphic rocks during mountain building lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle to create an igneous rock,and transform it into a metamorphic rock,and then transform that metamorphic into a new igneous rock.

Compared to younger rocks,rocks that were created earlier in the Earth's history are likely to be ________.

If a rock is buried and subjected to high heat and pressure,then uplifted,exposed,eroded away,and deposited,what rock types were involved in the sequence?

What is a cycle? A reservoir? What happens during a mass-transfer cycle? Summarize these concepts using the rock cycle as an example.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

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Exam 22: The Rock Cycle

The rock cycle,hydrologic cycle,and carbon cycle are all examples of _________.

To form a sedimentary rock,which process must happen?

What type of rock is formed after erosion,deposition,and lithification?

Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle that could create a metamorphic rock and eventually transform it into a sedimentary rock.

What is the progression of rock types if the steps along the rock cycle proceed as follows? melting and crystallization →\rightarrow→ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification →\rightarrow→ burial

How can uplift of metamorphic rocks during mountain building lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Identify the correct sequence of processes in the rock cycle to create an igneous rock,and transform it into a metamorphic rock,and then transform that metamorphic into a new igneous rock.

Compared to younger rocks,rocks that were created earlier in the Earth's history are likely to be ________.

If a rock is buried and subjected to high heat and pressure,then uplifted,exposed,eroded away,and deposited,what rock types were involved in the sequence?

What is a cycle? A reservoir? What happens during a mass-transfer cycle? Summarize these concepts using the rock cycle as an example.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

Filters

What is the progression of rock types if the steps along the rock cycle proceed as follows? melting and crystallization $\rightarrow$ weathering,erosion,deposition,and lithification $\rightarrow$ burial