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WorksheetsTypes of Rock & Dating
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
2.
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
temperature and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
d)
compaction ad cementation
3.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
4.
When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have?
a)
coarse grained
b)
large grained
c)
medium grained
d)
fine grained
5.
What are the main categories of sedimentary rock?
a)
extrusive and intrusive
b)
clastic, chemical, & organic
c)
felsic and mafic
d)
foliated and non-foliated
6.
Besides clastic and chemical, what is the other kind of sedimentary rock?
a)
extrusive
b)
foliated
c)
organic
d)
intrusive
7.
process in which sediment is dropped and comes to rest
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
rock
d)
rock cyle
8.
process by which new rock is made from old rock
a)
rock
b)
texture
c)
rock cycle
d)
composition
9.
process by which sediment is removed from its source
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
rock
d)
texture
10.
layers of rock found in sedimentary rock
a)
non-foliated
b)
extrusive igneous rock
c)
strata
d)
intrusive igneous rock
11.
rock that cools at the Earth's surface
a)
non-foliated
b)
extrusive igneous rock
c)
strata
d)
intrusive
12.
How did the humans use rocks in the past?
a)
to play sports
b)
to tell time
c)
to write
d)
to make tools
13.
Intrusion V would be:
a)
Older than layer Y
b)
Younger than layer Y
c)
Same age as Y
d)
It is impossible to determine
14.
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
a)
The absolute age of rock layers
b)
The age of fossils
c)
The relative age of rock layers
d)
the super powers of rocks
15.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
16.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
17.
What can scientists learn from the sequence of rock layers?
a)
Geologic history of that area
b)
Future geological events
c)
the number of organisms that live in the area
d)
the impact that hikers have had on an area.
18.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
19.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
20.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
21.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
22.
This rock used to be the bottom of an ocean millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
23.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
24.
Which of the following is the oldest?
a)
Layer L
b)
Intrusion D
c)
Intrusion H
d)
Layer E
25.
When scientists use logic to determine the age of one fossil compared to another, they use this type of dating.
a)
Relative
b)
Carbon
c)
Absolute
26.
Order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
27.
Which layer is the oldest?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D - Extrusion
d)
E - Fault
28.
Which of the four layers below is the youngest?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D - intrusion
d)
E - fault line
29.
Which event is younger?
a)
D - Intrusion
b)
E - Fault line
30.
What is a gap in time shown in a rock sequence?
a)
An unconformity
b)
An isotope
c)
principle of superposition
d)
principle of original horizontality
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