WorksheetsChapter 3 Rocks Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
A naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals
a)
sediment
b)
rock
c)
foliation
d)
recrystallization
2.
The process by which bonds between atoms and minerals break and re-form in new ways during metamorphism
a)
rock
b)
recrystallization
c)
foliation
d)
rock cycle
3.
The set of natural repeating processes that form, change, break down, and re-form rocks
a)
metamorphism
b)
foliation
c)
recrystallization
d)
rock cycle
4.
The process by which a rock's structure or mineral composition is changed by pressure and heat
a)
metamorphism
b)
recrystallization
c)
rock cycle
d)
sediment
5.
Rock formed as pieces of older rocks and other loose materials get pressed or cemented together.
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
6.
Solid materials such as rock fragments, plant and animal remains that are carried by water or air and settle on the bottom of a body of water or the ground
a)
sediment
b)
recrystallization
c)
foliation
d)
rock
7.
Rock formed as heat or pressure causes existing rock to change in structure, texture, or mineral composition
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
8.
Rock that forms as molten rock cools and becomes a solid
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
metamorphic rock
metamorphic rock
d)
sediment
9.
Imprint of an ancient plant preserved in rock
a)
fossil
b)
silica
c)
sediment
d)
magma
10.
Rocks are always
a)
minerals
b)
solids
c)
foliated
d)
extrusive
11.
The rock cycle
a)
ends with igneous rock
b)
begins with igneous rock
c)
ends with metamorphic rock
d)
has no beginning or end
12.
The arrangement of minerals within rocks into flat or wavy parallel bands
a)
foliation
b)
sediment
c)
igneous rock
d)
recrystallization
13.
Igneous rock that forms a lava cools on Earth's surface
a)
Intrusive igneous rock
b)
Extrusive igneous rock
14.
Igneous rock that forms as magma cools below Earth's surface
a)
Intrusive igneous rock
b)
Extrusive igneous rock
15.
When rocks are affected by weathering and erosion, they become
a)
sediment
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
minerals
16.
When sediment is compacted and cemented it changes into
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
oceanic rocks
17.
When heat and pressure are applied to sedimentary rocks, it changes into
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
oceanic rocks
18.
Coal is a sedimentary rock because it is made of
a)
bits of rock
b)
ancient plant remains
19.
In extrusive igneous rocks what type of crystals form?
a)
small crystals
b)
large crystals
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