WORKSHEET — Rocks, Rock Cycle & Soil (Year 6)

What does the word igneous mean?

• Water

• Fire

• Air

• Earth

Which process changes magma into rock?

• Melting

• Erosion

• Solidification

• Sedimentation

Which rock forms when lava cools quickly on Earth’s surface?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Marble

• Limestone

Which rock forms when magma cools slowly inside the crust?

• Shale

• Granite

• Quartzite

• Sandstone

The visible crystals in igneous rocks are made of...

• Minerals

• Sand

• Shells

• Clay

Sedimentary rocks are formed from...

• Cooling magma

• Layers of sediments stuck together

• Melting minerals

• Lava solidification

What is the correct order of sedimentary rock formation?

• Deposition → Weathering → Cementation

• Weathering → Erosion → Deposition → Cementation

• Cementation → Melting → Cooling

• Melting → Pressure → Burial

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?

• Shale

• Limestone

• Basalt

• Sandstone

Fossils are found only in...

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• All types of rocks

A fossil cast forms when...

• a. Minerals fill a mould and harden

• b. A footprint remains in rock

• c. The soft parts rot away

• d. Lava covers an organism