NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsRock Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sometimes sediments move from one place to another and can settle in layers. This process is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Expansion
d)
Sedimentary layering
2.
Sediments under great heat and pressure over millions of years form this type of rock.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
3.
What will happen as layers of sediment undergo great pressure for millions of years?
a)
A sedimentary rock will form.
b)
A metamorphic rock will form.
c)
An igneous rock will form.
d)
It will remain as layers of sediment.
4.
What is formed when molten rock material cools and hardens to form a solid?
a)
a sedimentary rock is formed
b)
A metamorphic rock is formed.
c)
An igneous rock is formed.
d)
Hard lava is formed.
5.
Hawaii was formed from volcanoes which means most of its land and rock is igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Many factors play a role in the formation of rocks. What is the difference in the formation of metamorphic rock and igneous rock?
a)
Heat and different minerals
b)
Erosion and hardening
c)
Time and pressure
d)
There is not a difference in their formation
7.
Which of the following best describes examples of erosion?
a)
Physical and chemical weathering
b)
Constant changes on the surface of the Earth
c)
Lakes and ponds
d)
Wind and moving water
8.
The process of breaking down rock is
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Plucking
d)
Abrasion
9.
Wind, rain, chemicals and pressure are 4 ways that rocks can be broken down into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces are called
a)
Pebbles
b)
Sand
c)
Sediments
d)
Granules
10.
Choose the list of sediments that is listed from smallest particle size to greatest particle size.
a)
Sand, gravel, silt, clay
b)
Gravel, sand, clay, silt
c)
Clay, gravel, sand, silt
d)
Clay, silt, sand, gravel
11.
Hot molten rock inside the Earth can reach Earth's surface during a volcanic eruption. The term for this melted rock is
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Magma when it reaches Earth's surface and Lava when it is below Earth's surface
d)
Lava when it reaches Earth's surface and Magma before it reaches Earth's surface
12.
Choose the number where the following description best fits: Hot lava cools.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
13.
Choose the number where the following description best fits: Great pressure and heat.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Choose the number where the following description best fits: Great heat from the center of the Earth causes melting.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
15.
A natural, solid earth material that is made of one or more different minerals is a
a)
Rock
b)
Gem
c)
Diamond
d)
Coal
16.
Not all rocks are made from minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
In our crayon lab, the crayon represented
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
A rock
d)
Just a crayon
18.
In our crayon lab, we were able to demonstrate the rock cycle by creating sediments and putting them back together in different ways to represent different rocks. When we melted and cooled the crayon we modeled
a)
How sedimentary rocks form
b)
How metamorphic rocks form
c)
How igneous rocks form
d)
How to melt a crayon
19.
As we looked at the different properties of rocks we looked at their hardness. The scale we compared it to was called
a)
Hardness Scale
b)
Mohs Scale of Harness
c)
Roks Scale of Hardness
d)
Compressed Scale of Hardness
20.
These are formed by natural processes and are the building blocks of rocks.
a)
Gems
b)
Dirt
c)
Minerals
d)
Diamonds
Reset
