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WorksheetsRock Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals that may also include organic matter?
a)
Minerals
b)
Elements
c)
Rocks
d)
Matter
2.
What is the process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Fracturing
3.
What are broken pieces of rocks called?
a)
Pebbles
b)
Sediments
c)
Chips
d)
Boulders
4.
What is the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Replacement
d)
Erosion
5.
What is the process by which sediment lays to rest?
a)
Resting
b)
Cementing
c)
Deposition
d)
Exfoliating
6.
If the temperature and pressure are high enough, what can a metamorphic rock change into?
a)
Igneous
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Superman
7.
What is the correct term for an igneous rock?
a)
A rock that forms when small pieces of sediment are cemented together
b)
A rock that has such high pressure it merges with another rock
c)
A rock that is pure magma
d)
A rock that was previous magma but turned into lava and cooled
8.
Which of these is the closest to a sedimentary rock?
a)
A piece of coal
b)
A grain of sand
c)
A combination of limestone and quartz
d)
A volcano's remnants
9.
What type of rock is marble?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
A counter top
10.
What is the series of processes in which one rock changes to another?
a)
The Rock Cycle
b)
The Transformation Process
c)
A volcanic eruption
d)
An earthquake
11.
Which is NOT a way a rock can transform?
a)
Heat
b)
Pressure
c)
Evaporation
d)
Weathering
12.
What is the rising of the earth's crust to higher elevations called?
a)
Uprift
b)
Subsidence
c)
A rift zone
d)
Raising
13.
What is the closest term connected with a sink hole?
a)
Uprift
b)
Subsidence
c)
Rift Zone
d)
Depreciation
14.
What is an area where deep cracks form beneath the earth's surface?
a)
Tectonic Plates
b)
A Rift Zone
c)
Earthquakes
d)
A man hole
15.
What are the 2 ways each type of rock can be classified
a)
By texture and color
b)
By texture and smell
c)
By taste and smell
d)
By composition and texture
16.
What are the size, shape, and composition of a rock called?
a)
Chemical composition
b)
Color
c)
Texture
d)
Shape
17.
When a rock forms beneath the surface of the earth, what type of rock would that be?
a)
An intrusive igneous rock
b)
An extrusive igneous rock
c)
Magma
d)
An organic sedimentary rock
18.
What type of rock is formed when magma reaches the earth's surface?
a)
An intrusive igneous rock
b)
An extrusive igneous rock
c)
An igneous rock
d)
None of the above
19.
How many types of sedimentary rocks are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
What type of rock is formed from fossils of past living things such as plants and animals?
a)
Organic Sedimentary rocks
b)
Chemical Sedimentary rocks
c)
Clastic Sedimentary rocks
d)
All of the above
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