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WorksheetsCh. 4 ROCKS
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sedimentary rock is ___ together.
a)
stratified
b)
eroded
c)
divided
d)
cemented
2.
A sediment drops and comes to rest during
a)
deformation
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
3.
Metamorphism is caused by intense _____ & _____.
a)
foliation & nonfoliation
b)
texture & composition
c)
cementation & compaction
d)
temperature & pressure
4.
_____ rock forms when magma ______ & solidifies.
a)
Sedimentary; thickens
b)
Igneous; thickens
c)
Metamorphic; deepens
d)
Igneous; cools
5.
_____ breaks down rock with water, wind, and heat.
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Cementation
6.
Early humans used ____ to make _____.
a)
rocks; tools
b)
sedimentary rocks; weapons
c)
minerals; writing utencils
d)
metamorphic rocks; enemies
7.
A rock changes shape during:
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
exfoliation
d)
deformation
8.
If magma cools ____, it has a ____ texture.
a)
quickly; course-grained
b)
quickly; fine-grained
c)
slowly; course-grained
d)
slowly; fine-grained
9.
Clastic, chemical, and ___ are types of ____ rock.
a)
intrusive; igneous
b)
foliated; metamorphic
c)
volcanic; sedimentary
d)
organic; sedimentary
10.
Magma forms when pressure
a)
stabilizes
b)
increases
c)
decreases
11.
Minerals in rock become ______ when temperature and pressure are altered.
a)
more dense
b)
less secure & sadder :(
c)
more secure & happier :)
d)
less dense
12.
____ igneous rock forms above earth's surface.
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
foliated
d)
nonfoliated
13.
Sediment is removed from its source during
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
composition
d)
fracture
14.
____ rock does NOT have its minerals grains arranged in planes.
a)
Foliated metamorphic
b)
Foliated igneous
c)
Nonfoliated metamoprhic
d)
Nonfoliated igneous
15.
___ are layers in sedimentary rock
a)
intrusion
b)
extrusion
c)
foliation
d)
strata
16.
___ cools at earth's surface.
a)
Intrusive igneous rock
b)
extrusive rock
17.
Rocks are classified according to ___ & _____.
a)
color & hardness
b)
streak & density
c)
composition & texture
d)
texture & color
18.
Texture is based on:
a)
size & shape of a rock's mineral grains
b)
how/where a rock forms
c)
the minerals a rock is made up of
19.
Sediment is removed from its source during
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
composition
d)
fracture
20.
New rock is made from old rock during ___.
a)
Weathering
b)
rock cycle
c)
deposition
21.
A rock is a naturally-occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals and ___ matter.
a)
organic
b)
inorganic
22.
Composition is the ___ of a rock.
a)
size & shape
b)
density
c)
chemical makeup
23.
Stratification:
a)
layers found in a rock
b)
process by which sediment drops & comes to rest
c)
process by which layers are formed in sedimentary rock
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