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WorksheetsRock Cycle QUIZ
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the formation process of igneous rocks?
a)
Magma or lava cools and hardens
b)
minerals crystallize out of water
c)
cement binds rock fragments together
d)
heat and pressure change the composition and texture of the rock
2.
what happens as rocks are affected by weathering and erosion?
a)
igneous rocks are formed
b)
sediments are formed
c)
metamorphic rocks are formed
d)
lava is formed
3.
Type of rock formed when extreme heat and pressure changes the structure, texture, or composition of a rock?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
supernatural rock
4.
Paula found a rock and noticed that it had many layers. When she broke it open, she saw a fossil. what type of rock did Paula find?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
magma
5.
What processes are required (in order) to change an igneous rock to a metamorphic rock then to a sedimentary rock?
a)
cooling and hardening, weathering and pressure
b)
heat and pressure, weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure, cooling and hardening
d)
heat and pressure, melting
6.
How does extrusive igneous rocks differ from intrusive igneous rocks?
a)
extrusive rocks are larger in size
b)
extrusive rocks are smaller in size
c)
intrusive rocks have smaller crystals
d)
intrusive rocks are formed below earth's surface
7.
What type of rock forms when sediments are compacted and cemented?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
magma
8.
which type of rock is formed when lava cools and hardens quickly?
a)
Intrusive sedimentary rock
b)
extrusive sedimentary rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
9.
Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and hardens below the surface of the earth?
a)
intrusive metamorphic rock
b)
extrusive metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
10.
Where are metamorphic rocks usually located?
a)
earth's surface, near volcanoes
b)
at the edge of rivers and beaches
c)
at the bottom of the oceans
d)
deep inside the earth
11.
what formation process is required to change a sedimentary rock into an igneous rock?
a)
cooling and hardening
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
melting then cooling and hardening
12.
What was the cup and string and silly band experiment ?
a)
teamwork
b)
just pure FUN
c)
dumb, waste of time
d)
AMAZING, like Ms. Hutch
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