WorksheetsThe Rock Cycle
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
mineral
2.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
3.
What rock type would be commonly found around volcanoes?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
None of the above
4.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
5.
This rock was layers of fossils that were buried, heated, and put under pressure over millions of years. What type of rock is this?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
6.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
7.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
8.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another is called _?_. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
rock cycle
b)
uplift
c)
deposition
d)
erosion
9.
Which type of rock is made from lava cooling on Earth's surface?
a)
extrusive igneous
b)
intrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
10.
Which type of rock is made from magma cooling inside Earth?
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
11.
Which type of rock has small crystals?
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
12.
Rocks that are weathered and eroded change into _?_.
a)
sedimentary
b)
sediment
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
13.
sediment being dropped off and laid to rest
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
lithification
14.
the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers
a)
stratification
b)
sedimentariation
c)
lithification
d)
metamorphism
15.
What is it called when minerals crystallize out of a solution to become a rock?
a)
metamorphic
b)
chemical sedimentary
c)
organic sedimentary
d)
extrusive igneous
16.
Texture is determined by _?_.
a)
the chemicals in a rock
b)
the color of a rock
c)
the bumpiness of a rock
d)
the size and shape of the rock's mineral grains
17.
A naturally occurring solid mixture of minerals and organic matter is a _?_.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
composition
d)
pebble
18.
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
19.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
extrusive igneous rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
c)
non-foliated metamorphic rock
d)
clastic sedimentary rock
20.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
intrusive igneous rock
b)
extrusive igneous rock
c)
foliated metamorphic rock
d)
clastic sedimentary rock
21.
Magma is found...
a)
Inside Earth
b)
On Surface of Earth
22.
Lava is found...
a)
Inside Earth
b)
On Surface of Earth
23.
An intrusive Igneous rock formed...
a)
Slowly
b)
Quickly
24.
An extrusive igneous rock formed...
a)
Slowly
b)
Quickly
25.
An intrusive igneous rock forms
a)
Large crystals
b)
Small/No crystals
26.
An extrusive igneous rock forms
a)
Large crystals
b)
Small/No crystals
27.
Which of the following textures are found in rocks that are formed intrusively?
a)
Glassy
b)
Vesicular
c)
coarse grained
28.
Which of the following is the name of this igneous rock:
a)
gabbro
b)
basalt
c)
granite
d)
rhyolite
29.
This igneous rock was formed by __________ cooling and is ____________.
a)
slow cooling / pumice
b)
rapid cooling / pumice
c)
slow cooling / scoria
d)
rapid cooling / scoria
30.
Do metamorphic rocks change names based on how much pressure or heat happens to them?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by ___.
a)
existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure
b)
small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together
c)
magma or lava cools and hardens
d)
igneous rocks are broken into pieces
32.
Metamorphic rocks are formed by ___.
a)
existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure
b)
small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together
c)
magma or lava cools and hardens
d)
igneous rocks are broken into pieces
33.
Igneous rocks are formed by ___.
a)
existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure
b)
small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together
c)
magma or lava cools and hardens
d)
igneous rocks are broken into pieces
34.
The process during which rocks are formed, change, wear down, and are formed over long periods is called the ___.
a)
mineral
b)
pressure
c)
rock cycle
d)
sedimentary rocks
35.
metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands
a)
foliated
b)
nonfoliated
c)
pressure
d)
recrystallization
36.
metamorphic rock in which mineral grains are arranged in bands
a)
pressure
b)
deformation
c)
foliated
d)
nonfoliated
37.
Which texture best describes the rock above?
a)
porphyritic
b)
nonfoliated
c)
foliated
d)
clastic
38.
a)
Marble
b)
Gneiss
c)
Slate
d)
Gneiss
39.
what rock is this?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
40.
What rock is this?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
41.
what rock is this?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
42.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
coal
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
foliated metamorphic
d)
clastic sedimentary
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