WorksheetsRock Cycle Warm Up
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
3.
What type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens on the earth's surface?
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
lava
4.
Rocks are classified by how:
a)
they look
b)
are formed
c)
they feel
5.
What type of rock are fossils often found in?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
6.
The ___________ _______________ is the process of one type of rock transforming into a different type of rock.
a)
Weathering Cycle
b)
Erosion Cycle
c)
Rock Cycle
7.
Hawaii was formed from volcanoes which means most of its land and rock is igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Choose the number where the following description best fits: HEAT and PRESSURE
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
In our Chocolate Rock Cycle lab, we were able to demonstrate the rock cycle by creating sediments and putting them back together in different ways to represent different rocks. When we melted and cooled the chocolate we modeled
a)
How sedimentary rocks form
b)
How metamorphic rocks form
c)
How igneous rocks form
d)
How to melt a crayon
10.
Choose the number where the following description best fits: COOLING and CRYSTALLIZATION
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
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