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Worksheets2nd Period Rock Cycle Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of rock forms from stratification?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Metamorphic
2.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
3.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
4.
Which type of igneous rock forms above ground?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Organic
c)
Extrusive
d)
Foliated
5.
Coal is an example of a _______ sedimentary rock.
a)
Chemical
b)
Organic
c)
Clastic
d)
Intrusive
6.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
7.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
8.
Lava which cools on Earth's surface forms an
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
foliated metamorphic rock
9.
Magma cooling and hardening below Earth's surface forms an
a)
Intrusive igneous rock
b)
Extrusive igneous rock
c)
Foliated metamorphic rock
d)
Organic sedimentary rock
10.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
11.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Sediment being moved from one area to another is called
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
compaction
13.
A naturally occurring solid mixture of minerals and organic matter is a
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
composition
d)
pebble
14.
Sediment being dropped off and laid to rest
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Lithification
15.
Regional and contact metamorphism create what type of rock?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Foliated
d)
Metamorphic
16.
True/False: A decrease in temperature would cause magma to form.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which of the following are nonrenewable resources?
a)
Plants and animals
b)
Wind and water
c)
Sunlight and water
d)
Coal and petroleum
18.
What causes magma to form?
a)
A rise in temperature
b)
A change in the rock's composition
c)
A decrease of pressure
d)
All of the above
19.
Sedimentary rock made from fossils are called...
a)
organic
b)
chemical
c)
stratified
20.
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
21.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
22.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
23.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
24.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
25.
A metamorphic rock can become ______.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all of these
26.
An igneous rock can become ______.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of these
27.
rock altered, changed, by pressure and heat
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous
d)
erosion
28.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
29.
What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive
a)
Have layers
b)
Have Rounded Edges
c)
Form from Lava
d)
Form By Sediment
30.
True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
32.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
33.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
34.
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
35.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
36.
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
37.
This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
38.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
39.
This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
40.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
42.
A natural mixture of minerals.
a)
erosion
b)
magma
c)
alloys
d)
rock
43.
Which rock forms from heat and pressure?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all rocks
44.
which of the following does NOT cause magma to form?
a)
an increase in pressure
b)
a rise in temperature
c)
change in the composition in rock
d)
a decrease in pressure on rock
45.
What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below the surface
a)
extrustive igneous rock
b)
intrustive igneous rock
c)
erupitve rock
d)
volcanic
46.
process by which new rock is made from old rock
a)
rock
b)
texture
c)
rock cycle
d)
composition
47.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous (extrusive)
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Igneous (intrusive)
48.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous (intrusive)
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Igneous (extrusive)
49.
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
50.
The rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations. It causes the rate of erosion to increase
a)
Subsidence
b)
Deposition
c)
Rift Zone
d)
Uplift
51.
What two processes make sediment?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering & Erosion
52.
True or False: There is only one way for the rock cycle to flow.
a)
False
b)
True
53.
a rock that formed from layers of sediments
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
54.
Lava which cools on Earth's surface forms an
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
foliated metamorphic rock
55.
a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rock
a)
mineral
b)
rocks
c)
plasma
d)
lava
56.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Where would you most likely find a metamorphic rock?
a)
Deep in the Earth
b)
on the ocean floor
c)
next to a river
d)
in a volcano
58.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
59.
Process other than heat that causes metamorphism.
a)
foliated
b)
pressure
c)
deformation
d)
nonfoliated
60.
Areas along tectonic plate edges are usually prone to volcanic eruptions. Areas like this in the ocean can develop large islands during volcanic activity. Out of which rock are these islands most likely formed?
a)
igneous rock, formed when liquid magma erupts onto Earth's surface where it cools and hardens
b)
igneous rock, formed when sediments from volcanic eruptions collect and cement into layers
igneous rock, formed when sediments from volcanic eruptions collect and cement into layers
c)
metamorphic rock, formed when sediments from volcanic eruptions collect and cement into layers
metamorphic rock, formed when sediments from volcanic eruptions collect and cement into layers
d)
metamorphic rock, formed when liquid magma creates high temperatures and pressures on Earth's surface
metamorphic rock, formed when liquid magma creates high temperatures and pressures on Earth's surface
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