WorksheetsRock Cycle/Rock Types
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of rocks can form on or beneath Earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Granite
2.
What type of rock is created when magma or lava cools and crystallizes?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
3.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
the dropping of sediments in layers.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
5.
What is the correct order of making and dropping off of sediments?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, deposition , erosion
6.
small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things
a)
sediment
b)
clastic rock
c)
organic rock
d)
deposition
7.
Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called _?_.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
9.
Some of the uses for metamorphic rock are...
a)
buildings
b)
sculptures
c)
flooring
d)
all of these
10.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
11.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
12.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
13.
What is sedimentary?
a)
Formed by heat and pressure
b)
Formed by heat and cooling
c)
Layered rock formed by compaction
d)
All of the above
14.
What is deposition?
a)
Dropping off sediment
b)
Movement of sediment
c)
Breaking down of sediment
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