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WorksheetsRock Cycle Lesson 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations, leading to the formation of basins where sediment can be deposited
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Subsidence
c)
Uplift
d)
Rift Zone
2.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
3.
Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid, either beneath or on Earth’s surface
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
4.
The rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations. It causes the rate of erosion to increase
a)
Subsidence
b)
Deposition
c)
Rift Zone
d)
Uplift
5.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
6.
The series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
7.
An area where a set of deep cracks form, commonly between tectonic plates that are pulling apart.
a)
Uplift
b)
Rift Zone
c)
Deposition
d)
Subsidence
8.
The process by which sediment comes to rest in water or other low-lying areas.
a)
Deposition
b)
Subsidence
c)
Uplift
d)
Rift Zone
9.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
10.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
11.
a)
Rift Zone
b)
Rock Cycle
c)
Uplift
d)
Erosion
12.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
13.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
14.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
15.
a)
Subsidence
b)
Weathering
c)
Uplift
d)
Rift Zone
16.
a)
Rift Zone
b)
Uplift
c)
Erosion
d)
Rock Cycle
17.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Uplift
d)
Rift Zone
18.
a)
Subsidence
b)
Rift Zone
c)
Uplift
d)
Weathering
19.
a)
Rift Zone
b)
Weathering
c)
Subsidence
d)
Deposition
20.
a)
Rift Zone
b)
Weathering
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Sedimentary Rock
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