Question 1

Identify which of the following paths could eventually transform a metamorphic rock into a sedimentary rock.

Accepted Answer

A) erosion and deposition → burial → melting 
B) burial → erosion and deposition → melting 
C) burial → melting → erosion and deposition 
D) melting → erosion and deposition → melting 
A) erosion and deposition → burial → melting 
B) burial → erosion and deposition → melting 
C) burial → melting → erosion and deposition 
D) melting → erosion and deposition → melting

Question 2

Why does uplifting metamorphic rocks during mountain building lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) because water can't penetrate the ground 
B) because metamorphic rocks can only be eroded by air 
C) because the rocks become exposed to the elements and erode 
D) because metamorphic rocks are only found under mountains 
A) because water can't penetrate the ground 
B) because metamorphic rocks can only be eroded by air 
C) because the rocks become exposed to the elements and erode 
D) because metamorphic rocks are only found under mountains

Question 3

What is the name of the cycle shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

A) hydrologic cycle 
B) erosion cycle 
C) rock cycle 
D) carbon cycle 
A) hydrologic cycle 
B) erosion cycle 
C) rock cycle 
D) carbon cycle

Question 4

What process transforms a metamorphic rock into an igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

A) melting 
B) burial 
C) erosion 
D) deposition 
A) melting 
B) burial 
C) erosion 
D) deposition

Question 5

What is the rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) the cycle that rocks go through when interacting with water 
B) the transformation of one mineral type to another 
C) the transformation of one rock type to another 
D) the cycle that rocks undergo when interacting with air 
A) the cycle that rocks go through when interacting with water 
B) the transformation of one mineral type to another 
C) the transformation of one rock type to another 
D) the cycle that rocks undergo when interacting with air

Identify which of the following paths could eventually transform a metamorphic rock into a sedimentary rock.

Why does uplifting metamorphic rocks during mountain building lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

What is the name of the cycle shown in the picture?

What process transforms a metamorphic rock into an igneous rock?

What is the rock cycle?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: 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

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

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 Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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Exam 26: the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

Identify which of the following paths could eventually transform a metamorphic rock into a sedimentary rock.

Why does uplifting metamorphic rocks during mountain building lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?

What is the name of the cycle shown in the picture?

What process transforms a metamorphic rock into an igneous rock?

What is the rock cycle?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

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

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: 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

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

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 Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Filters