WorksheetsGlittery rock cycle
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?
a)
Crystals
b)
Fossils
c)
Gas bubbles
d)
Glassy surface
2.
What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Sediment
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Weathering and erosion
3.
Which geologic process can change any type of rock into sediment?
a)
Cooling
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Melting
d)
Weathering and erosion
4.
The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills. What type of rock is granite?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
None of the above
5.
The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble. What type of is marble?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
None of the above
6.
What type of rock is formed from the slow cooling of magma under the earth's surface?
a)
Extrusive igneous
b)
Intrusive igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sediment
7.
Which characteristic is common to extrusive igneous rocks?
a)
Crystals
b)
Fossils
c)
Glassy surface
d)
Ribbonlike layers
8.
The interrelationship among the three rock types is identified as which of the following?
a)
The rock cycle
b)
The rock formation
c)
The rock helix
d)
The rock metamorphosis
9.
What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?
a)
Magma
b)
Cooling
c)
Weathering and erosion
d)
Igneous rock
10.
What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Cooling
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Melting
11.
Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform magma into granite, granite into sand, and sand into sandstone.
a)
Cooling;weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing
b)
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
c)
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing;
d)
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat and pressure
12.
Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rocks?
a)
Fossils
b)
Gas bubbles
c)
Glassy surface
d)
Ribbonlike layers
13.
Identify the series of geological processes that can transform sandstone into quartzite , quartzite into magma , and into rhyolite.
a)
Compacting and cementing;heat and pressure;melting
b)
Cooling;melting; heat and pressure
c)
Melting;heat and pressure;cooling
d)
Heat and pressure;melting;cooling
14.
The melting of metamorphic rock or igneous rock forms what substance?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Pebbles
d)
Sediment
15.
What type of rock is granite?
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Al of the above
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