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WorksheetsRocks/Volcanoes
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rocks are aggregates of minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Baby Bennet is a good example of a rock because...
a)
It is solid
b)
It is large
c)
It is made up of three different minerals
d)
It is heavy
3.
Why is the study of geology so important?
a)
The study of rocks tells us where we can find energy resources
b)
The study of rocks tells us about the life forms that lived before us
c)
The study of rocks tells us about the environment in the distant past
d)
All of these explain why geology is important
4.
How is igneous rock formed?
a)
By the crystallization of molten rock
b)
By the weathering, erosion, and deposition of pre-existing rocks
c)
By the changing of rocks at great depths within Earth
d)
By the lithification or cementation of sediments
5.
As the rate of cooling increases, the size of the crystals that form in an igneous rock...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
is not affected
d)
What's a crystal?
6.
Which of the following is classified as an igneous rock?
a)
Limestone
b)
Granite
c)
Shale
d)
Slate
7.
Obsidian exhibits what type of texture?
a)
Coarse-grained
b)
Fine-grained
c)
Glassy
d)
Smooth
8.
Granite exhibits what type of texture?
a)
Coarse-grained
b)
Fine-grained
c)
Glassy
d)
Rough
9.
Basalt exhibits what type of texture?
a)
Coarse-grained
b)
Fine-grained
c)
Glassy
d)
Jagged
10.
What type of rock is the most abundant in all of Earth's crust?
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
They are found in equal amounts
11.
What type of rock is the most abundant of all visible surface rocks?
a)
Metamorphic rock
b)
Igneous rock
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Petrified wood
12.
How are sediments formed?
a)
By the crystallization of molten rock
b)
By the weathering, erosion, and deposition of pre-existing rocks
c)
By the changing of rocks at great depths within Earth
d)
By the lithification or cementation of sediments
13.
How is sedimentary rock formed?
a)
By the crystallization of molten rock
b)
By the weathering, erosion, and deposition of pre-existing rocks
c)
By the changing of rocks at great depths within Earth
d)
By the lithification or cementation of sediments
14.
There are two types of sedimentary rock, chemical and detrital.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments that were once dissolved in water.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Detrital sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments that are cemented or lithified together.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which of the following is an example of a detrital sedimentary rock?
a)
Rock Salt
b)
Limestone
c)
Conglomerate
d)
None of the these
18.
Which of the following is an example of a chemical sedimentary rock?
a)
Rock Salt
b)
Sandstone
c)
Conglomerate
d)
None of the these
19.
Which of the following is an example of an evaporite?
a)
Rock Salt
b)
Sandstone
c)
Conglomerate
d)
None of the these
20.
Limestone is an example of a chemical sedimentary rock?
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Limestone is an example of a biochemical sedimentary rock?
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Limestone is made from the lithification of CaCO3 that originated from...
a)
The mud and muck on the sea floor
b)
The sand that accumulated due to W,E, and D over time
c)
The shells of the sea creatures that had once lived in the area
d)
The cementation of various-sized particles by the percolation of water
23.
Shale is made from the lithification of which of the following?
a)
The mud and detritis on the sea floor
b)
The sand that accumulated due to WE and D over time
c)
The shells of the sea creatures that had once lived in the area
d)
The cementation of various-sized particles by the percolation of water
24.
Shale is classified as a detrital sedimentary rock.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The fossilized remains of plant and animals can be easily found in shale.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Breccia is similar to conglomerate in that...
a)
They are both metamorphic rock with the same parent rock
b)
They are both igneous rock with large crystals
c)
They are both sedimentary rock formed by the cementation of various sediments
d)
The are both made from salts left behind by an evaporated lakebed
27.
Sandstone is made from the lithification of what type of sediments?
a)
Sand
b)
Salts
c)
Both sand and salts
d)
Mud and detritus
28.
How is metamorphic rock formed?
a)
By the crystallization of molten rock
b)
By the weathering, erosion, and deposition of pre-existing rocks
c)
By the changing of rocks at great depths within Earth
d)
By the lithification or cementation of sediments
29.
Metamorphism may result from which of the following?
a)
Heat
b)
Chemical action
c)
Pressure
d)
All of the above
30.
Who is my daughter rock?
a)
Gneiss
b)
Schist
c)
Slate
d)
Marble
31.
Who is my daughter rock?
a)
Quartzite
b)
Schist
c)
Slate
d)
Marble
32.
Who is my daughter rock?
a)
Quartzite
b)
Schist
c)
Slate
d)
Marble
33.
Who is my daughter rock?
a)
Quartzite
b)
Schist
c)
Slate
d)
Marble
34.
Who is my daughter rock?
a)
Quartzite
b)
Schist
c)
Gneiss
d)
Marble
35.
Who is my parent rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Shale
c)
Limestone
d)
Granite
36.
Who is my parent rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Shale
c)
Limestone
d)
Granite
37.
Who is my parent rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Shale
c)
Limestone
d)
Granite
38.
Who is my parent rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Shale
c)
Limestone
d)
Granite
39.
Who is my parent rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Shale
c)
Limestone
d)
Slate
40.
In which rock type are you likely to find fossils preserved?
a)
Only sedimentary
b)
Only igneouos
c)
Any rock type may contain fossils
d)
Sedimentary and metamorphic only
41.
What type of rocks can be changed into metamorphic rocks?
a)
Only sedimentary
b)
Only igneouos
c)
Only metamorphic
d)
All types of rock
42.
What type of rocks are known as volcanic rocks?
a)
Only sedimentary
b)
Only igneouos
c)
Only metamorphic
d)
All types of rock can originate from volcanic activity
43.
Rocks change slowly over vast amounts of time?
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Cinder cones can be described as...
a)
Very large with gentle slopes and eruptions of low viscosity magma
b)
Large with steep slopes and violent eruptions of very viscous magma
c)
Small and clustered in groups with steep slopes and firey eruptions that occur only once
45.
Shield volcanoes can be described as...
a)
Very large with gentle slopes and eruptions of low viscosity magma
b)
Large with steep slopes and violent eruptions of very viscous magma
c)
Small and clustered in groups with steep slopes and firey eruptions that occur only once
46.
Stratovolcanoes can be described as...
a)
Very large with gentle slopes and eruptions of low viscosity magma
b)
Large with steep slopes and violent eruptions of very viscous magma
c)
Small and clustered in groups with steep slopes and firey eruptions that occur only once
47.
ESS...
a)
is gneiss. :)
b)
is the schist! o_o
c)
rocks! :D
d)
All of the above :P
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