6th Grade Unit 3 Science Test

The 3 TYPES of rocks are:

• sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous

• sedimentary, metamorphic, lava

• lava, metamorphic, igneous

___________ is the inner most layer of the Earth

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

• inner core

This type of rock is made from fire (lava):

• igneous

• metammorphic

• sedimentary

Sedimentary rocks are made by:

• weathering and erosion

• fire

• lava

______ and __________ cause the rocks to go through the Rock Cycle

• heat and water

• water and ice

• Heat and pressure

• pressure and ice

The _______ ________ is when 1 type of rock is CHANGED into another type of rock

• Earth´s cycle

• Rock cycle

Which of these is NOT a type of weathering?

• mechcanical

• biological

• chemical

• powerful

Define Lithification

• process that make sediment stone

• process that makes stones into minerals

____________ does NOT have a determined chemical compound

• rocks

• minerals

___________ DOES have a certain chemical compound and a defined shape

• rocks

• minerals