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WorksheetsRock Vocabulary
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
chemical Rock
2.
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed together
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Extrusive Rock
3.
A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Organic Rock
4.
Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface
a)
Organic Rock
b)
Chemical Rock
c)
Clastic Rock
d)
Extrusive Rock
5.
Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface
a)
intrusive Rock
b)
compaction
c)
Chemical Rock
d)
Clastic Rock
6.
The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
a)
Cementation
b)
Compaction
c)
Deposition
d)
Chemical Rock
7.
the process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and flue particles of sediment together in one mass
a)
Deposition
b)
Compaction
c)
Cementation
d)
Diffusion
8.
Sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Clastic Rock
d)
Chemical Rock
9.
Sedimentary Rock that forms when fragments are squeezed together under high pressure
a)
Clastic Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Deposition
10.
Sedimentary rock that forms where remains of organisms are deposited in thick layers
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Extrusive Rock
c)
Organic Rock
d)
Clastic Rock
11.
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Deposition
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