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Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains is...
a)
cereal
b)
corn
c)
rock
d)
sand
2.
Fragments that make up rock are called...
a)
baby rocks
b)
powder
c)
grains
d)
dust
3.
When a geologist studies grain size and the way they fit together in a rock, they are studying...
a)
puzzles
b)
really boring stuff
c)
minerals
d)
texture
4.
These rocks form when magma or lava cools and crystallizes...
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
none of the above
5.
Rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode are...
a)
clay
b)
sediment
c)
coal
d)
chert
6.
Rocks that form where sediment is deposited are...
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
all of the above
7.
These rocks are exposed to extreme temperature and heat or the addition of chemical fluids...
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
all of the above
8.
Metamorphic rocks are exposed to heat and pressure or this...
a)
fire
b)
airbenders
c)
chemical fluids
d)
water
9.
Any process that affects the structure or composition of a rock due to changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical fluids is known as...
a)
Metamorphism
b)
Metabolism
c)
Monkey Business
d)
Plastic Deformation
10.
The series of processes that change one type of rock to another type through natural processes is known as...
a)
Presto-Chango
b)
parent rock
c)
cementation
d)
the Rock Cycle
11.
Rocks can be changed on the surface of the Earth by...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
compaction & cementation
d)
all of the above
12.
Rocks can be changed below the earth's surface by...
a)
cooling
b)
melting
c)
heat & pressure
d)
all of the above
13.
Igneous rock that forms when volcanic material cools and crystallizes on the Earth's surface is known as...
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
14.
Rock that forms when lava cools too quickly to form crystals is known as...
a)
plane-jane rock
b)
volcanic glass
c)
crystalless rock
d)
anticrystal rock
15.
Igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground is...
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
16.
This image shows a process in which the weight of sediment layers decrease the space between grains or...
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
plastic deformation
d)
foliation
17.
This beautiful rock had minerals dissolved in water crystallize between the sediment grains. This is known as...
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
plastic deformation
d)
foliation
18.
This type of sedimentary rock is made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock. This is a...
a)
clastic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
biochemical rock
d)
ugly rock
19.
Little rock fragments in this conglomerate rock are called...
a)
pebbles
b)
specks
c)
clasts
d)
foliation
20.
This rock salt formed when minerals crystallized directly from water. It is...
a)
clastic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
biochemical rock
d)
foliated rock
21.
This sedimentary rock contains the remains of organisms. It is...
a)
clastic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
biochemical rock
d)
no longer a rock
22.
This is the most common biochemical sedimentary rock. It is...
a)
fossiliferous limestone
b)
conglomerate
c)
bauxite
d)
siltstone
23.
This sedimentary rock formed from compaction and cementation of shelled marine organisms. It is...
a)
fossiliferous limestone
b)
shale
c)
coal
d)
chert
24.
This biochemical sedimentary rock is composed of the remains of plants and animals from prehistoric swamps. It is...
a)
chert
b)
coal
c)
limestone
d)
shale
25.
This bending and folding of rock due to increases in temperature and pressure is known as...
a)
parent rock
b)
plastic deformation
c)
regional metamorphism
d)
contact metamorphism
26.
The rock that changes during metamorphism is known as the...
a)
parent rock
b)
daughter rock
c)
primal rock
d)
starter rock
27.
The parallel layers of flat and elongated minerals in this metamorphic rock make it a...
a)
foliated rock
b)
nonfoliated rock
28.
Quartzite has mineral grains with a random, interlocking texture. This metamorphic rock is...
a)
foliated
b)
nonfoliated
29.
Metamorphic rock that forms when magma comes in contact with existing rock forming new metamorphic rock, is called...
a)
contact metamorphism
b)
regional metamorphism
c)
subduction
d)
plastic deformation
30.
The formation of metamorphic rock at convergent boundaries over large areas is called...
a)
contact metamorphism
b)
regional metamorphism
c)
subduction
d)
plastic deformation
31.
Geologists use all of the following, EXCEPT...
a)
rock hammers
b)
field journals
c)
compasses
d)
test tubes
32.
This sample of breccia has jagged clasts, which means...
a)
absolutely nothing
b)
it is not classified as sedimentary
c)
it didn't travel very far
d)
it has bone fragments in it
33.
Igneous rocks often form...
a)
near volcanoes
b)
near subduction zones
c)
near mid-ocean ridges
d)
all of the above
34.
Extrusive igneous rocks have fine-grained texture because...
a)
they're made of lava that cooled quickly
b)
of compaction
c)
they use moisturizer
d)
they're made of lava that cooled slowly
35.
Some extrusive igneous rocks like this pumice have holes in them because...
a)
dissolved gases escaped from them
b)
they got a rip in their jeans
c)
they used a little shovel
d)
of weathering
36.
Intrusive igneous rocks have large crystals and...
a)
random arrangements of the crystals
b)
plastic deformation
c)
foliation
d)
an orderly arrangement of the crystals
37.
This rock has small or no crystals. It is most likely...
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
38.
This rock has large crystals with interlocking texture. It is likely...
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
39.
Light colored igneous rocks...
a)
contain a lot of silica
b)
contain more iron and magnesium than silica
40.
Igneous rock with dark colored minerals like olivine and pyroxene contain...
a)
mostly silica
b)
mostly iron and magnesium
41.
The building blocks of sedimentary rocks are...
a)
rock fragments
b)
mineral crystals
c)
the remains of plants & animals
d)
all of the above
42.
Sedimentary rocks are common near...
a)
rivers and streams
b)
oceans
c)
deserts & mountain valleys
d)
all of the above
43.
Rock fragments can be transported by all of the following, EXCEPT...
a)
water and wind
b)
glacial ice
c)
gravity
d)
bicycle
44.
All of the following can cement sediment together, except...
a)
clay
b)
gneiss
c)
quartz
d)
calcite
45.
Limestone is a carbonate rock that when exposed to a mild acid will...
a)
catch on fire
b)
not react in any way
c)
fizz
d)
run away and hide
46.
Metamorphic rock forms from...
a)
existing rocks
b)
sediment
c)
weathering and erosion
d)
compaction and cementation
47.
Metamorphic rocks often have layers or twists in layers from...
a)
doing the Twist
b)
all the pressure
c)
the Pretzel Effect
d)
being twisted by obnoxious kids
48.
Rocks change...
a)
seldom
b)
all the time
c)
annually
d)
once in a blue moon
49.
The agents of metamorphism are all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
change in temperature
b)
change in pressure
c)
the addition of chemical fluids
d)
exposure to radiation
50.
An igneous rock can become metamorphic if...
a)
it is exposed to heat and pressure
b)
it experiences weathering and erosion
c)
it gets compacted and cemented
d)
it melts
51.
A metamorphic rock can become sediment if it...
a)
is exposed to weathering and erosion
b)
gets compacted
c)
melts
d)
cools
52.
The crystals in metamorphic rock are different than igneous crystals because...
a)
igneous crystals are more uniform in color and blocky
b)
metamorphic crystals are more uniform in color and blocky
c)
they are impossible to distinguish
d)
What are we talking about?
53.
Schist is a type of...
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rock
c)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rock
d)
Igneous Rock
54.
This sample of marble is...
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
55.
This is a "Gneiss Chert", don't you think?
a)
Love it! Rocks are cool!
b)
That is the lamest joke I have ever heard.
c)
I don't get it.
d)
Only a geologist would wear that!
56.
a)
Ha Ha Ha- too funny!
b)
Lame...
57.
a)
Awesome comic
Mrs. Nell!
Mrs. Nell!
b)
I don't understand.
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