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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
3.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
4.
Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of
a)
Cementation
b)
Stratification
c)
Erosion
d)
Foliation
5.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
6.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
7.
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
8.
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
9.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Boring Rock
12.
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
13.
When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____
a)
Texture
b)
Composition
c)
Sedimentation
d)
Igneous-ness
14.
The process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____
a)
The rock cycle
b)
Sedimentation
c)
Igneous
d)
Composition
15.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
16.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
17.
What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
18.
What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?
a)
Igneous only
b)
Sedimentary only
c)
Metamorphic only
d)
Any type of rock
19.
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
20.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
21.
What is sedimentary?
a)
Formed by heat and pressure
b)
Formed by heat and cooling
c)
Layered rock formed by compaction
d)
All of the above
22.
What is Igneous?
a)
Formed from heat and cooling
b)
Layered rocks formed by compaction
c)
Magma
d)
All of the above
23.
What is metamorphic?
a)
Mud pie
b)
Melting and cooling
c)
Layered rock
d)
Heat and pressure
24.
How does sedimentary turn into metamorphic?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Books about monkeys
25.
An intrusive igneous rock forms on the surface of the Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
tree
d)
frog
26.
An extrusive igneous rock forms from magma.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
dog
d)
house
27.
An igneous rock that cools slowly will form ________ mineral crystals.
a)
denser
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
bigger
28.
Sedimentary rocks don't need high heat and pressure to form.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
banana
d)
split
29.
__________ sedimentary rocks are fragments of other rocks stuck together.
a)
clastic
b)
chemical
c)
organic
d)
sticky
30.
________ sedimentary rocks form when minerals crystallize out of water.
a)
organic
b)
chemical
c)
crystal
d)
clastic
31.
Some __________ sedimentary rocks contain the skeletons of sea creatures.
a)
organic
b)
clastic
c)
chemical
d)
metamorphic
32.
Metamorphism only happens to some rocks.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
cheesy
d)
fries
33.
_________ metamorphism happens when rock is heated by nearby magma.
a)
Regional
b)
Close
c)
Contact
d)
Melting
34.
Contact metamorphism only affects rock in a small area.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
bread
d)
pudding
35.
_________ metamorphic rock doesn't have minerals that are arranged in stripes or bands.
a)
Foliated
b)
Banded
c)
Nonfoliated
d)
Unbanded
36.
Foliated metamorphic rock has minerals that are arranged in __________.
a)
bands
b)
circles
c)
dots
d)
piles
37.
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
a)
Halite
b)
Quartzite
c)
Obsidian
d)
limestone
38.
What happens when an a rock is cooled extremely fast?
a)
it develops a glassy texture
b)
it develops a fine grained texture
c)
it develops a coarse texture
d)
it develops a molten liquid texture
39.
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
a)
limestone
b)
gypsum
c)
gneiss
d)
basalt
40.
The process that presses sediments together
a)
clastic rock
b)
cementation
c)
compaction
d)
deposition
41.
Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things
a)
sediment
b)
clastic rock
c)
organic rock
d)
deposition
42.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
cememtation
43.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
44.
Sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together
a)
weathering
b)
chemical rock
c)
clastic rock
d)
organic rock
45.
The process by which sediment settles out of water or wind
a)
deposition
b)
cementation
c)
sedimentation
d)
erosion
46.
What is an example of an organic rock?
a)
coal
b)
breccia
c)
rock salt
d)
shale
47.
As the rock is burred deeper in the crust, _____ as well as heat increases on the rock.
a)
mantle
b)
pressure
c)
texture
48.
The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, _____, and crystal structure of the rock's minerals change
a)
mantle
b)
pressure
c)
texture
d)
composition
49.
_____ describes the thin, flat layering found in most metamorphic rocks.
a)
foliated
b)
banded
c)
textured
d)
grained
50.
What type of rock is formed from organic material such as plants and animals?
a)
Foliated Metamorphic
b)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive Igneous
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