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Rock Cycle

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a rock that formed from layers of sediments
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
2.
rock that has been changed by heat and pressure, or squeezing
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
fuels
3.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
4.
Sedimentary rocks form where weathered and eroded materials are dropped
a)
true
b)
false
5.
___________________ rock means FIRE and is formed from melted rock either from magma below Earth's crust or from lava above it
a)
sedmetary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
magma
6.
Marble is formed when intense heat and pressure is applied to limestone. What type of rock is marble?
a)
A)  metamorphic 
b)
B)  sedimentary 
c)
C)  extrusive igneous 
d)
D)  intrusive igneous
7.
What type of texture does a SLOWLY cooling, intrusive igneous rock have?
a)
Foliated
b)
Nonfoliated
c)
Coarse grained
d)
Fine grained
8.
This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.

Is magma below or above ground?

a)

above

b)

below

10.

Process when sediments settle downward, out of wind or water, pulled down by gravity

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

11.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
12.
The parent rock of Gneiss is
a)
Marble
b)
Granite
c)
Obsidian
d)
Biotite
13.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
14.

You find a rock in the Appalachian mountains in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Extrusive rock

15.

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

a)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock

b)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

c)

Extrusive Igneous Rock

d)

Intrusive Igneous Rock

16.
Sediment being moved from one area to another is called
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
compaction
17.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
18.

This rock, pumice, cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous, extrusive

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Igneous, intrusive

19.

This rock ,mica schist, was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time, in the mountains. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

20.

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

21.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering