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WorksheetsHow We Classify Rocks
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
Brown, Red, Gray
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
Sedimentary rocks form deep within the Earth.
TRUE
False
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Mineral
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?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
The remains of living things that died long ago and their fossils are often found in what type of rock?
igneous rocks
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
all rocks
Sedimentary rocks are formed by
Cooling of lava or magma
Heat and pressure
Compacting and cementing
What is the breaking down of rocks?
Weathering
Clastic
Vesicular
Sedimentary rock is formed when grains of sediment undergo
metamorphism
compaction and cementation
melting
solidification
Volcanic activity on Earth’s surface most likely results in the formation of which of the following types of rock?
Mineral
Igneous
Sedimentary
Rocks don't form like this
Ricardo has an igneous rock in his rock collection. Where did this rock most likely form?
in a volcano
on a forest floor
on a coral reef
at the bottom of a river
When tremendous heat and pressure is applied to sandstone deep within the Earth's crust, marble forms. It is a _____ rock
sedimentary
igneous
mineral
metamorphic
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is/are needed.
Pressure
Heat
Heat and Pressure
Weathering
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Rock that forms when pressure and temperature change existing rock.
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Mineral Rocks
