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WorksheetsThe Rock Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One process by which sediment is created is called _________________
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
metamorphosis
d)
cementation
2.
The process where sediment becomes glued together is called _________________
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
cementation
3.
____________ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the Earth change without melting or weathering.
a)
igneous
b)
sedementary
c)
metamorphic
4.
Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are _______.
a)
igneous
b)
sedementary
c)
metamorphic
5.
Molten rock material found on the Earth’s surface is _______.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
sedementary
d)
metamorphic
6.
Which type igneous material cools fastest?
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
sediments
7.
What is the Rock Cycle?
a)
The process of how rocks are formed from dirt.
b)
The path the rock travels.
c)
How rocks are formed from plant and animal remains.
d)
How rocks are formed and recycled.
8.
What is the process that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?
a)
compaction & cementation
b)
erosion & weathering
c)
heat & pressure
9.
What is the process that helps form existing rock into sedimentary rock?w
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
compaction
d)
all of them
10.
___________ rock may contain fossils.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
11.
___________ rock will have banded (ribbon Like) layers.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sdimentary
12.
__________ rock that has cooled fast may look like glass.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
13.
__________ is the term used to describe how sediments are carried to another place.
a)
weathering
b)
compaction
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
14.
Movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates creates extreme __________ below Earth’s surface.
a)
Compaction and cementation
b)
heat and pressure
c)
weathering and er
15.
What type of rock is A?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
16.
What type of rock is B?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
17.
What type of rock is C?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
18.
Which is an example of a metamorphic rock?
a)
sandstone
b)
basalt
c)
marble
19.
Which is an example of an igneous rock?
a)
sandstone
b)
basalt
c)
marble
20.
Which is an example of a sedimentary rock?
a)
sandstone
b)
basalt
c)
marble
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