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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True / False: Metamorphic rocks can be metamorphosed more than once.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
conglomerate
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
3.
coal
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
4.
basalt
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
5.
marble
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
6.
granite
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
7.
slate
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
8.
Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a(n)
a)
clastic rock
b)
organic rock
c)
chemical rock
d)
igneous rock
9.
Where do most metamorphic rocks form?
a)
at the surface of the Earth
b)
just below Earth's surface
c)
in sea waters
d)
deep underground
10.
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)
Folilated Metamorphic Rock
11.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What rock type would be commonly found around volcanoes?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
None of the above
13.
This rock was formed when shells and fossils cemented together over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
organic sedimentary
b)
clastic sedimentary
c)
chemical sedimentary
14.
This rock was layers of sediment that were buried, heated, and put under pressure over millions of years. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
The process of sediments settling out of wind or water is known as what?
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
16.
When rocks are broken down and moved by wind, water, ice or gravity
a)
Wind
b)
Erosion
c)
Metamorphisis
d)
Weathering
17.
If an igneous rock cools off slowly underneath the Earth's surface, its mineral crystals will be...
a)
Small mineral crystals that you can barely see.
b)
Large crystals that are easy to see.
c)
No crystals, it will have bits of plant and bones.
d)
No crystals, it will be glassy in texture.
18.
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
19.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
20.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains or crystals do not line up in bands
a)
Clastic Rock
b)
Nonclastic Rock
c)
Nonfoliated Rock
d)
Foliated Rock
21.
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)
a)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic rock
d)
Extrusive Igneous rock
22.
The parent rock of Gneiss is
a)
Limestone
b)
Granite
c)
Shale
d)
Sandstone
23.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
24.
_____ sedimentary rock form when dissolved materials precipitate from solution.
a)
Chemical
b)
Clastic
c)
Organic
25.
Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a)
erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition
b)
compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
c)
deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
d)
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
26.
Lava that cools so quickly that crystals do not have time to form will lead to igneous rocks with a
a)
Porphyritic texture
b)
Coarse-grained texture
c)
glassy texture
d)
Fine grained texture
27.
What makes rocks different from minerals?
a)
Organic Material
b)
Naturally Occurring
c)
Solid
d)
Inorganic Material
28.
Rocks can be mixtures.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
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
30.
sandstone
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
31.
Sedimentary Rocks are classified into 3 groups (clastic, chemical, organic) based on:
a)
texture
b)
hardness
c)
how they form (what's in them)
d)
where they form
32.
The parent rock of Slate is
a)
Shale
b)
Granite
c)
Sandstone
d)
Limestone
33.
Igneous and metamorphic rocks go through ____________________________ to become sediment.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
heat and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
d)
compacting and cementing
34.
The rock cycle is a
a)
Short process
b)
Long process
c)
No one knows because rocks don't change
35.
Weathering and erosion is the process of breaking down and moving sediments by wind or water. Which of the following is NOT an example of that.
a)
Sediments being deposited/dropped at the bottom of a river
b)
waves on a beach
c)
wind
d)
ice/glaciers moving over the land
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