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WorksheetsRock Cycle Review 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
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 formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
3.
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
4.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
5.
Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?
a)
Crystals
b)
Fossils
c)
Gas bubbles
d)
Glassy surface
6.
What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Sediment
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Weathering and erosion
7.
What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Cooling
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Melting
8.
Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rocks?
a)
Fossils
b)
Gas bubbles
c)
Glassy surface
d)
Ribbonlike layers
9.
The melting of metamorphic rock or igneous rock forms what substance?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Pebbles
d)
Sediment
10.
Which word or phrase best completes box C on the diagram?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
12.
Which word or phrase best completes box E on the diagram?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
12.
Which word or phrase best completes box E on the diagram?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
13.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
14.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous (intrusive)
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Igneous (extrusive)
15.
Is this metamorphic rock foliated or non-foliated?
a)
foliated
b)
non-foliated
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