WorksheetsEarth Materials
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What state of matter is the inner core?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
plasma
2.
Gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock which is formed through _____________________ and __________________________.
a)
melting and cooling
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
freezing and thawing
3.
Granite is a igneous rock because it cools slowly from ________________ which allows large crystals to form.
a)
dirt
b)
sand
c)
sediments
d)
magma
4.
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
upper mantle
d)
crust
5.
Metamorphic rock can become magma through the process of _______________________.
a)
cementation
b)
weathering
c)
freezing
d)
melting
6.
Magma becomes igneous through the process of ______________________.
a)
cooling
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
7.
Layering butter, cookie crumbs and chocolate chips to make Goodie Bars is an example of the formation of what type of rock?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
All of the Above
8.
Rain and Wind are two geological processes that cause sediments to form
a)
weathering
erosion
erosion
b)
erosion
c)
compacting
d)
cementation
9.
The process required for the formation of igneous rock are
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compacting and cementing
c)
cooling and hardening
d)
deposition
10.
The processes for the formation of sedimentary ROCK are
a)
heat and pressure
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
cooling and hardening
d)
compacting and cementing
11.
When rock is recycled under the surface of the earth and melts it becomes
a)
sediments
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
mud
12.
Johnny uses a hard boiled egg to represent the layers of the earth. What part of the egg would represent the crust?
a)
The thick white part
b)
The hard thin shell
c)
The inner yellow yolk
13.
A liquid layer composed of molten iron and nickel that surrounds Earth's inner core and is below the mantle.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Core
14.
Igneous rock that forms from melted rock or magma cools and hardens deep below the Earth's surface.
a)
Extrusive
b)
Intrusive
c)
Molten
d)
Auxiliary
15.
Igneous rock formed above ground on the Earth's surface.
a)
Extrusive
b)
Intrusive
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Sedimentation
16.
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms are called ___________.
a)
Sediment
b)
Shedding
c)
Minerals
d)
Fragment
17.
What is the type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Fossil Fuel
18.
_______________ is the process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.
a)
Cementation
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
19.
____________ is the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Traveling
d)
Deposition
20.
____________ is the chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Pollution
d)
Deposition
21.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
22.
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
23.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
24.
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
25.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
26.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
27.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
28.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What two processes make sediment?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering & Erosion
30.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core,lithosphere, mantle, asthenosphere
b)
mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere , mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, lithosphere, inner core,asthenosphere, crust, mantle
31.
The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
32.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
33.
Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up or down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
34.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
35.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Rock that forms sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
37.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
38.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
deposition
b)
landslide
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
39.
Fossils are made by
a)
Plants dying
b)
Animals or plants are imprinted on a layer of sedimentary rock
c)
Breaking down of rocks
40.
Igneous rock forms when molten ....... from volcanoes cools down
a)
pagma
b)
lava
c)
karma
41.
There are ___________ main rock types.
a)
seven
b)
two dozen
c)
two
d)
three
42.
The materials that rocks are made of are called______________.
a)
minerals
b)
sediment
c)
soil
d)
humus
43.
Melted rock is called ______________.
a)
silt
b)
magma
c)
humus
d)
soil
44.
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.
45.
Process by which new rock is made from old rock
a)
rock
b)
texture
c)
rock cycle
d)
composition
46.
How are rocks classified?
a)
Where the rocks are found
b)
How the rocks are formed
c)
The color and shape of the rocks
d)
The chemical composition
47.
After millions of years of deposition, sediment is glued in the process called
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
48.
When sediments fall to the ocean floor ans pressed together tightly by other layers of sediment, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
49.
How would an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
a)
Melting
b)
Erosion and Weathering
c)
Heat and Pressure
50.
If you find seashells in a rock, you know it is
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
oceanic
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