1. 1. Which of the following transforms sedimentary rocks into
metamorphic rocks?
A. Seasonal heating and cooling
B. Great heat and great pressure
C. Melting and cooling
D. Weathering and erosion
E. Radioactive decay
2. Which of the following transforms sedimentary rocks into igneous
rocks?
A. Seasonal heating and cooling
B. Great heat and great pressure
C. Complete melting and cooling
D. Weathering and erosion
E. Radioactive decay
3. Which statement below is NOT true about the rock cycle?
A. There is only one way for rocks to go through the rock cycle
B. Any rock type can become any other type of rock
C. Any rock type can become a different form of the same type
of rock
D. All rocks are a part of the rock cycle
E. All are true about the rock cycle

2. Minerals
Defined as
With
And
Naturally occurring,
inorganic solids
Definite chemical
composition and
orderly atomic
structure

3. Crystal form Cleavage Hardness
Regular repeating
arrangement
of atoms
Tendency to
break along
parallel planes
or into
specific shapes
Strength of the
bonds or its
resistance to
scratching
Example
Examples
Defined as
Key identification traits
Defined as
Quartz
Defined as
Mica Halite

4. Strength of the
bonds or its
resistance to
scratching
1-10
Moh’s
hardness
scale
Softest
Talc
Hardest
Diamond
1 is the 10 is the
Like Like

5. Classifications of
rocks
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
Formed
from melted
minerals
Formed
from pieces
of other
rocks
Formed from
great heat and
pressure
Granite Sandstone Marble
Defined as Defined as Defined as
Example Example Example
Rocks
There are 3

6. Granite Sandstone Marble
Rock cycle
Cycling of
rocks from
one form to
another
All go through the
Defined as
Biogeochemical
Another type of
cycle

7. Biogeochemical
Cycling of an
element
or compound
through the
environment
Carbon Nitrogen Water
Defined as
Examples