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WorksheetsVA SOL 4.5 Structure of the Earth
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
2.
Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid, either beneath or on Earth’s surface
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
3.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
4.
The series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
5.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
6.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
7.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
8.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
9.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
10.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
11.
a)
Subsidence
b)
Weathering
c)
Uplift
d)
Rift Zone
12.
a)
Rift Zone
b)
Uplift
c)
Erosion
d)
Rock Cycle
13.
Minerals are made out of rocks.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
Rocks are made out of minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
How is a sedimentary rock formed?
a)
from magma cooling slowly
b)
from lava cooling quickly
c)
by heat and pressure over time
d)
by pieces of rock being cemented together
16.
Which type of rock would be likely to have fossils in it?
a)
lava
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
metamorphic
17.
What type of weather would cause the most erosion?
a)
rainy weather
b)
sunny weather
c)
freezing weather
d)
hot weather
18.
Name the following process:
wind blowing sand and pebbles off of a sand dune
wind blowing sand and pebbles off of a sand dune
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
polluting
d)
evaporation
19.
What is something that you can do to slow down the erosion process?
a)
Hold down the dirt when the wind blows.
b)
Dig a hole.
c)
Plant a tree.
d)
Cut down a tree.
20.
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
wind
b)
oil
c)
sunlight
d)
wood
21.
How is a metamorphic rock formed?
a)
fire
b)
layers of sediment
c)
a stream or a river
d)
high pressure or heat
22.
What is something that you can do to slow down the erosion process?
a)
Hold down the dirt when the wind blows.
b)
Dig a hole.
c)
Plant a tree.
d)
Cut down a tree.
23.
What is something that you can do to slow down the erosion process?
a)
Hold down the dirt when the wind blows.
b)
Dig a hole.
c)
Plant a tree.
d)
Cut down a tree.
24.
Which is a renewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
water
d)
phosphate
25.
What are the three rock cycles called
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
b)
Minerals, Rocks, and Grains
c)
Grains, Composition, and Texture
26.
9. What type of rock is formed from compacted and cemented sediment?
a)
Metamorphic rock
b)
Igneous rock
c)
Sedimentary rock
27.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
28.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
29.
1. Which of the following is NOT a rock type?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Stone Rock
30.
2. This rock was made from cooling lava. What type of rock is this?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
31.
3. Mud and sand that solidifies into rock as it is squeezed is called...
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
32.
7. Older rocks and fossils tend to be at the.....
a)
Top
b)
Bottom
33.
5. A type of rock which is under a lot of pressure and tends to be hard is called....
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentar
c)
Metamorphic
34.
How would gneiss (banded) be classified?
a)
sedimentary
b)
mineral
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
35.
Which type of rock is common in Hawaii?
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all rocks
36.
Name this rock made from the fossils of sea creatures.
a)
marble
b)
limestone
c)
pumice
d)
gneiss
37.
Which rock forms from heat and pressure?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all rocks
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