ESS 101 LABORATORY 2 PLATE TECTONICS
AND THE ROCK CYCLE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ igneous rock. Answer: a type of rock that forms from the cooling
of molten rock at or below the surface
◉ metamorphic rock. Answer: A type of rock that forms from an
existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical
reactions.
◉ rock cycle. Answer: A series of processes on the surface and inside
Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
◉ magma. Answer: Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
◉ lava. Answer: Magma that reaches Earth's surface
◉ weathering. Answer: The breaking down of rocks and other
materials on the Earth's surface.
, ◉ sediments. Answer: small, solid pieces of material that comes
from rocks or organisms; particles of rock and sand.
◉ intrusive igneous rock. Answer: crystallize below Earth's surface,
and the slow cooling that occurs there allows large crystals to form.
◉ extrusive igneous rock. Answer: form when magma reaches the
Earth's surface a volcano and cools quickly. Most extrusive (volcanic)
rocks have small crystals
◉ erosion. Answer: Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are
broken down and carried away
◉ deposition. Answer: Process in which sediment is laid down in
new locations.
◉ compaction. Answer: the process by which sediments are pressed
together under their own weight
◉ cementation. Answer: fills the open spaces with various minerals
◉ metamorphism. Answer: the process in which one type of rock
changes into metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or
changes in temperature and pressure
AND THE ROCK CYCLE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ igneous rock. Answer: a type of rock that forms from the cooling
of molten rock at or below the surface
◉ metamorphic rock. Answer: A type of rock that forms from an
existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical
reactions.
◉ rock cycle. Answer: A series of processes on the surface and inside
Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
◉ magma. Answer: Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
◉ lava. Answer: Magma that reaches Earth's surface
◉ weathering. Answer: The breaking down of rocks and other
materials on the Earth's surface.
, ◉ sediments. Answer: small, solid pieces of material that comes
from rocks or organisms; particles of rock and sand.
◉ intrusive igneous rock. Answer: crystallize below Earth's surface,
and the slow cooling that occurs there allows large crystals to form.
◉ extrusive igneous rock. Answer: form when magma reaches the
Earth's surface a volcano and cools quickly. Most extrusive (volcanic)
rocks have small crystals
◉ erosion. Answer: Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are
broken down and carried away
◉ deposition. Answer: Process in which sediment is laid down in
new locations.
◉ compaction. Answer: the process by which sediments are pressed
together under their own weight
◉ cementation. Answer: fills the open spaces with various minerals
◉ metamorphism. Answer: the process in which one type of rock
changes into metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or
changes in temperature and pressure
