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Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the type of environment a metamorphic rock forms in
a)
Low pressure
b)
High pressure
c)
High heat
d)
Low heat
2.
What type of rock is formed by cooled lava?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Black
3.
What type of rock is made up of many layers?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Coal
d)
Metamorphic
4.
What rock changes due to heat and pressure to form a new rock?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Hulk Rock
5.
What is weathering?
a)
The breaking down of rocks
b)
The movement of broken down rocks
c)
The weather
6.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
7.
Which type of rock will form when sediments are compacted and cemented together?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Magma
8.
The rock cycle
a)
ends with igneous rock
b)
begins with igneous rocks
c)
ends with metamorphic rocks
d)
has no beginning or end
9.
Which of these is a sedimentary rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Marble
c)
Slate
d)
Granite
10.
Which of these is an igneous rock?
a)
Marble
b)
Basalt
c)
Chalk
d)
Limestone
11.
Which of these is a metamorphic rock?
a)
Basalt
b)
Marble
c)
Limestone
d)
Sandstone
12.
What is erosion?
a)
The breaking down of rocks
b)
The movement of broken down rocks
c)
Where water expands and contracts
13.
When inside a volcano, the hot liquid that can cool to form rocks is called __________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
extrusive
d)
liquid goo
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