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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the rock cycle, rocks change at a rate of:
a)
days
b)
years
c)
hundreds of years
d)
millions of years
2.
How many types of rocks are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
The types of rocks illustrated on the rock cycle are:
a)
clastic, chemical, organic
b)
foliated, non-foliated
c)
intrusive, extrusive
d)
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
4.
Igneous rocks which cool and harden beneath the earth's surface are:
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
intrusive
d)
extrusive
5.
The 3 types of sedimentary rocks are classified based on:
a)
minerals
b)
elements
c)
sediments
d)
cooling rate
6.
A rock that contains fossils is almost certainly
a)
igenous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
intrusive
7.
The most common type of sedimentary rocks:
a)
clastic
b)
chemical
c)
organic
d)
conglomerate
8.
Minerals which have been arranged into layers or bands:
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
foliated
d)
non-foliated
9.
Conglomerate which is made of pebble sized rock fragments is what type of sedimentary rock?
a)
clastic
b)
chemical
c)
organic
d)
foliated
10.
Forms from magma or lava
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
11.
From the Latin word meaning "fire"
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
foliated
12.
Formed by weathering, erosion and deposition.
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
minerals
13.
Heat and Pressure
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
minerals
14.
Compaction and Cementation
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
minerals
15.
Marble, Gneiss, Slate, Quartzite, Schist
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
minerals
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