WorksheetsRock Types and the Rock Cycle
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The layer of the rock at Earth's surface is called the
a)
lithosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
mantle
d)
igneous
2.
All rocks are made of solid compounds called
a)
fossils
b)
minerals
c)
magma
d)
pebbles
3.
A minerals ________________ is the color of its powder.
a)
scratch test
b)
sediment
c)
streak
d)
fossil
4.
Rocks are classified by their method of
a)
destruction
b)
cooling
c)
layering
d)
formation
5.
Changes in rocks are shown by the
a)
streak test
b)
acid test
c)
rock cycle
d)
weathering of rock
6.
Which type of rock is found in an area of volcanoes
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
7.
Which type of rock is pebbles cemented together
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
8.
Most commonly found at surface near water
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
9.
What type of rocks contain fossils
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
10.
Type of rock exposed to extreme pressure and heat
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
11.
Type of rock made of layers of sand compacted together
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
12.
The type of rock made of cooled and hardened magma
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
13.
Type of rock made of minerals
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of the above
14.
Weathering breaks rocks into small pieces called
a)
gravity
b)
sediments
c)
wind
15.
Erosion is the _______________ of sediment.
a)
breaking down
b)
cementing together
c)
transporting
16.
The main force behind erosion is ________________
a)
crust
b)
gravity
c)
wind
d)
water
17.
_______________is the most common carrier of sediments
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
glaciers
18.
As ______________ occurs, the land is built up
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
19.
Heat and pressure produces ________ rock
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
20.
Melting and solidification creates ___________ rocks
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
21.
Deposition, compaction and cementation produces ___________rock
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentation
c)
igneous
22.
A rock that has shiney plate like crystals and fine bands of minerals might be a _____________rock.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
23.
A rock that is made of rock fragments is a ___________ rock
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
24.
Any rock that contains fossils is a _________________rock
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
25.
A rock that has large intergrown crystals must be ______________________ rock
a)
a metamorphic
b)
a sedimentary
c)
an igneous
26.
How would an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
a)
Melting
b)
Erosion and Weathering
c)
Heat and Pressure
27.
Wind, water or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Cementation
d)
Compaction
28.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure and cementing.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
29.
What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure and cementing.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
30.
Granite is an igneous rock with large crystals. What does the size of the crystals tell you about granite?
a)
It turned solid immediately.
b)
It turned solid very slowly.
c)
It started out as a sedimentary rock.
d)
It is about to transform into a metamorphic rock
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