WorksheetsThe Rock Cycle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process that breaks down granite into sediment is weathering.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The collision of continental plates can push up a mountain range, after which weathering and erosion begin.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Deep beneath the surface, _____________ and pressure can change sedentary rock to metamorphic rock.
a)
Heat
b)
Magma
4.
Through the process of __________, metamorphic rock can become magma.
a)
melting
b)
heating
5.
Plate movements help drive the rock cycle by helping to form _________, the source of igneous rocks.
a)
magma
b)
melting
6.
The series of processes that slowly change Earth's rocks from one kind to another is called the rock _______
a)
cycle
b)
system
7.
As rock moves through the rock cycle, material is lost.
a)
False
b)
True
8.
Forces of the rock cycle operate inside Earth not at Earth's surface
a)
True
b)
False
9.
There are few pathways by which rocks move through the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Sediment piles up on the ocean floor through the process of ___________.
a)
cementation
b)
deposition
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