WorksheetsE.3.2.3 Rocks and Rock Cycle
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes rocks different from minerals?
a)
Organic Material
b)
Naturally Occurring
c)
Solid
d)
Inorganic Material
2.
Minerals cannot be mixtures.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Rocks can be mixtures.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Large easy to see grains have this type of texture
a)
Coarse-grained
b)
Fine-grained
c)
Foliated
d)
Nonfoliated
5.
Small gains have this type of texture
a)
Coarse-grained
b)
Fine-grained
c)
Foliated
d)
Nonfoliated
6.
All three types of rocks (igneous, sedimnetary and metamorphic) are classified by:
a)
How they formed.
b)
Mineral Composition
c)
Texture
7.
This type of rock forms from molten material, either lava or magma.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
8.
This type of rock forms from minerals that crystallize or from sediments that have been weathered, eroded, deposited, compressed and cemented together.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
9.
This type of rock forms when prexisting rock is changed by high temperature and pressure.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
10.
There is only one pathway through the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What type of rock or rocks can become metamorphic rocks?
a)
Igneous Only
b)
Sedimentary Only
c)
Igneous and Sedimentary
d)
Metamorphic, Sedimentary, and Igneous
12.
Tectonic plate motion affects the rock cycle, which is a result of the crust moving to higher elevations? (Rising)
a)
Uplift
b)
Subsidence
c)
Rift Zone
13.
Tectonic plate motion affects the rock cycle, which is a result of the crust moving to lower elevations? (sinking)
a)
Uplift
b)
Subsidence
c)
Rift Zone
14.
Tectonic plate motion affects the rock cycle, which is a result of the crust pulling apart and moving away from one another.
a)
Uplift
b)
Subsidence
c)
Rift Zone
15.
If enough heat is added to a rock it will melt and become
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
16.
If a rock is weathered and eroded it will become?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
17.
If heat and pressure are added to a rock it will become?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
18.
Rocks are always changing.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The series of a rock changing from one type of another is called...
a)
The Rock Cycle
b)
The Carbon Cycle
c)
The Water Cycle
d)
The Nitrogen Cycle
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