WorksheetsWho is the Rock Star?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A never ending process by which rocks are changed or recycled from one rock type to another rock type is ________ ? (choose the best answer)
a)
Erosion
b)
Pressure
c)
The Magma Cycle
d)
The Rock Cycle
2.
An example of a rock that is produced when magma inside a volcano explodes and cools very rapidly, forming small (vesicular) gas bubbles within the rock.
a)
Basalt
b)
Pumice
c)
Sandstone
d)
Granite
3.
This metamorphic rock shows bands caused by heat, pressure, and liquids. This texture can also appear irregular or folded.
a)
Clastic
b)
Nonfoliated
c)
Diatomaceous
d)
Foliated
4.
This rock type has fossil remains. It was formed through deposition and compaction of material that also preserved the sea shells. Its Latin root is sit.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Nautilus Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
5.
This rock type was formed from magma deep inside the Earth and cooled slowly beneath the surface. Its Latin root word means fire.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
6.
What are the three major rock types in the Rock Cycle?
a)
Color, Grain Size, Hardness
b)
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Cleavage, Streak, Hardness
7.
In the Rock Cycle, Igneous Rock (like Granite), can be changed or transformed into which of the following?
a)
All of These
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Back to Magma
d)
Metamorphic
8.
This kind of rock fizzles when exposed to HCl or Vinegar (acid) because it reacts with the CaCO2 contained in the rock.
a)
Gneiss
b)
Granite
c)
Limestone
d)
Sandstone
9.
This bioclastic sedimentary rock was formed over 300 million years ago from the deposition of large forests and swamps. It is also known as a fossile fuel.
a)
Shale
b)
Coal
c)
Gypsum
d)
Halite
10.
Marble is a product of calcite or dolomite due to metamorphism. Marble is considered ________ because its crystal structure lacks banding.
a)
Exfoliated
b)
Unfoliated
c)
Nonfoliated
d)
Foliated
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