WorksheetsRocks Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock forms from molten rock?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Minerals
2.
What is the correct process to form a sedimentary rock?
a)
Compaction, Cementation, Erosion, Deposition
b)
Erosion, Compaction, Deposition, Cementation
c)
Cementation, Compaction, Deposition, Erosion
d)
Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
3.
Which of the following is not a force that carries sediment?
a)
Wind
b)
Running water
c)
Lava
d)
Ice
4.
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things are called
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
Sediment
d)
Minerals
5.
Which of the following is the correct classifications of Igneous rocks?
a)
Extrusive and Intrusive
b)
Clastic and Organic
c)
Inorganic and Chemical
d)
External and Internal
6.
Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?
a)
Clastic
b)
Organic
c)
Chemical
d)
Extrusive
7.
Which of the following is molten rock that has reached the earth's surface and flows down the sides of volcanoes?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Sediment
d)
Deposition
8.
Which organic sedimentary rock forms from the remains of swamp plants buried in water?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Coal
c)
Breccia
d)
Conglomerate
9.
Which Igneous rock makes up most of Earth's crust?
a)
Granite
b)
Basalt
c)
Limestone
d)
Sandstone
10.
Geologists classify sedimentary rock according to...
a)
the types of sediments that make up the rock
b)
how fast lava or magma cools
c)
how heavy the rocks are
d)
what type of water it is found in
11.
What is the process in which thick layers of sediment press down on the layers of rock beneath them?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Cementation
12.
Limestone can be both an organic and chemical sedimentary rock.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The White House in Washington, D.C. is made of which type of sedimentary rock?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Shale
c)
Conglomerate
d)
Breccia
14.
Sedimentary rocks form from particles deposited by water, wind, and ice.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What is the first step in forming a sedimentary rock?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Cementation
16.
A term used to describe metamorphic rocks whose grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands
a)
Foliated
b)
Clastic
c)
Texture
d)
Organic
17.
A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Meatmorphic Rock
18.
A series of processes on the surface and inside the earth that slowly change rocks from one kind to another
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Rock cycle
d)
Origin
19.
Molten rock that has NOT reached the Earth's surface.
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Clastic
d)
Organic
20.
Where and how a rock is formed
a)
Origin
b)
Weather
c)
The ground
d)
Earth
21.
A particle of mineral or other rock that gives a rock its texture
a)
Grain
b)
Bumps
c)
Sediment
d)
Organic
22.
The type of igneous rock that forms from lava on the Earth's surface
a)
Extrusive
b)
Intrusive
c)
Foliated
d)
Clastic
23.
The look and feel of a rock's surface, determined by the grain size, grain shape, and grain pattern
a)
Texture
b)
Mineralogy
c)
Grain
d)
Nonfoliated
24.
The type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Intrusive
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