WorksheetsEarth Science 6 Unit 2 Quiz 2 review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a person called who studies minerals?
a)
Mineralogist
b)
Biologist
c)
Doctor
d)
Chemist
2.
This type of igneous rock is formed when lava cools at the Earth's surface very quickly...
a)
granite
b)
intrusive
c)
plutonic
d)
extrusive
3.
True or False?
Igneous rocks are formed when sediments collect at the bottom of the ocean.
Igneous rocks are formed when sediments collect at the bottom of the ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Intrusive igneous rocks have...
a)
small crystals
b)
no crystals
c)
large crystals
d)
fossils
5.
The 3 types of rocks are igneous, sedimentary and ...
a)
magma
b)
metamorphic
c)
elements
d)
intrusive
6.
Loose rock fragments, grains, of rock or sand, minerals or shells and remains of living things are called...
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
sediments
d)
crystals
7.
The molten or partly molten mixture of minerals, gases and melted rock found below the earth’s surface is called...
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
fire
d)
fudge
8.
True or False?
The formation of sedimentary rocks starts with weathering and erosion.
The formation of sedimentary rocks starts with weathering and erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Fossils are usually found in ...
a)
metamorphic rocks
b)
cheese
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
igneous rocks
10.
Rocks that have undergone change, caused by intense heat and pressure from an earlier form, without melting are called...
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
mud pies
11.
When metamorphic rocks have a layered structure making them able to be broken into layers they are called ...
a)
scalloped
b)
lasagna
c)
foliated
d)
non-foliated
12.
When sedimentary rocks are formed they go through a process in which a chemical change occurs and the sediments are stuck together called...
a)
vacuuming
b)
cementation
c)
eruption
d)
cracking
13.
The most common rocks found on Earth are
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
diamonds
14.
After the sedimentary rock limestone is exposed to intense heat and pressure it becomes ...
a)
shale
b)
quartzite
c)
marble
d)
pumice
15.
Most of the rocks we see above ground are ...
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
mica
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