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WorksheetsNewman Rock Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What rock is made from layers of pieces of rock that are held together with pressure and mineral "cement"?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
magma
2.
This rock is changed from sandstone by heat and pressure.
a)
sandstone
b)
quartz
c)
pumice
d)
quartzite
3.
This rock used to be shale until it was changed by heat and pressure.
a)
slate
b)
gneiss
c)
quartzite
d)
basalt
4.
What is the group of rocks that are formed from cooled magma or lava?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
melted rock
d)
metamorphic
5.
This is a white metamorphic rock that used to be limestone.
a)
granite
b)
gypsum
c)
marble
d)
limestone
6.
This igneous rock looks like black glass.
a)
coal
b)
obsidian
c)
slate
d)
pumice
7.
This igneous rock has large crystals because the magma cools slowly under the Earth's surface.
a)
granite
b)
pumice
c)
basalt
d)
obsidian
8.
Shale is from what group of rocks?
a)
slate
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
gneiss
9.
This sedimentary rock is formed from dead swamp plants.
a)
slate
b)
obsidian
c)
shale
d)
coal
10.
Limestone is from what group of rocks?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
Mrs. Newman's
11.
Sandstone, which is formed from layers of sand, becomes what metamorphic rock?
a)
gneiss
b)
quartzite
c)
granite
d)
igneous
12.
Which rock is changed by heat and pressure to become gneiss?
a)
gypsum
b)
quartzite
c)
mud
d)
granite
13.
Which rock looks like a sponge and floats in water?
a)
slate
b)
basalt
c)
sandstone
d)
pumice
14.
Basalt, a common black rock, is from what group of rocks?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
magma
15.
Which rock is formed from shells of sea animals?
a)
sandstone
b)
pumice
c)
coal
d)
limestone
16.
What happens when an igneous rock cools slowly?
a)
It gets bigger
b)
It gets bigger crystals
c)
It gets darker
d)
It gets smaller
17.
Where does the rock cycle start?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Anywhere in the cycle
18.
What causes rocks to break down into sediment?
a)
A big hammer
b)
Heat
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
19.
What rock smells like mud when it is wet?
a)
Pumice
b)
Coal
c)
Shale
d)
Slate
20.
What happens to any rock when it gets close to the core of the Earth?
a)
It says, "Ow!"
b)
It melts.
c)
It breaks down into sediment.
d)
It becomes coal.
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