Rocks and Minerals

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock found in the rock cycle?

a. Igneous

b. Minerals

c. Metamorphic

d. Sedimentary

• A

• B

• C

• D

This type of rock means “fire-made”…

a. Sedimentary

b. Metamorphic

c. Igneous

d. Obsidian

• A

• B

• C

• D

The word sediment means…

a. Rock

b. Mineral

c. Big pieces

d. Small pieces

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the hardest mineral?

a. Talc

b. Gold

c. Diamond

d. Granite

• A

• B

• C

• D

Metamorphic rocks are made through this process.

a. Melting rock

b. Heat and pressure

c. Minerals exploding

d. Cementing

• A

• B

• C

• D

Sedimentary rocks are formed by sediments being cemented together into ________.

a. Sediments

b. Layers

c. Fossils

d. lava

• A

• B

• C

• D

The small pieces of sedimentary rock are called ____________.

a. Fossils

b. Layers

c. Sediments

d. Lava

• A

• B

• C

• D

Molten rock inside the earth is called magma.

a. True

b. False

• A

• B

When lava cools and hardens, it becomes igneous rock.

a. True

b. False

• A

• B

Metamorphic rock is formed when layers settle over time and harden.

a. True

b. False

• A

• B