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WorksheetsRocks and the Rock Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
atom
c)
lava
d)
rock
2.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
3.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
4.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
5.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
6.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Mineral
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Sedimentary Rock
7.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
8.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
How would a sedimentary rock turn into a metamorphic rock?
a)
erosion and compaction
b)
heat and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
10.
How would an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
a)
Melting
b)
Erosion and Weathering
c)
Heat and Pressure
11.
Slow cooling of magma or lava leads to the formation of what type of texture?
a)
Coarse Grained
b)
Fine Grained
12.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
13.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
14.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
15.
If you find seashells in a rock, you know it is
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
oceanic
16.
A never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
rock cycle
c)
heat and pressure
d)
pressing and cementing
17.
Understanding the rock cycle helps us _______.
a)
learn how we recycle rocks, so we don't run out
b)
understanding how rocks are used as building materials
c)
learn how to make jewelry from rocks
d)
understand how rocks change from one kind to another
18.
The process of arranging things into groups or categories according to characteristics is called what?
a)
composition
b)
classification
c)
formation
d)
investigation
19.
Fast cooling of magma or lava leads to the formation of what type of texture?
a)
Coarse Grained
b)
Fine Grained
20.
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks go through _____________________________ to become igneous rocks.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
heat and pressure
c)
compacting and cementing
d)
melting and cooling
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