WorksheetsSolid Earth
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
3.
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
4.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
5.
Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____
a)
Extrusive and Intrusive
b)
Foliated and Non-Foliated
c)
Clastic and Biochemical
d)
Black and Gray
6.
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
7.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
8.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
9.
The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
10.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
11.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
12.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
What two processes make sediment?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering & Erosion
15.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
16.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
17.
1. What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?
a)
it will melt into lava
b)
it will weather and erode
c)
it will become a metamorphic rock
d)
it will become a sedimentary
18.
The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
all rocks
19.
Large rocks can be broken down into smaller rocks by wind and water. These small rocks can break down into very tiny pieces called _______.
a)
minerals
b)
pebbles
c)
sediments
d)
chalk
20.
Rocks that are buried deep in the earth can be changed into an entirely new rock when it goes through what?
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
pressing and cementing
c)
heat and pressure
d)
cooling and hardening
21.
Rocks that are found in different layers of earth can be found to be older, oldest, younger, and youngest by observing where it is found in the earth. This is called .....
a)
the rock cycle
b)
relative age
c)
aging
d)
layers of the earth
22.
A never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
rock cycle
c)
heat and pressure
d)
pressing and cementing
23.
Why are fossils only found in sedimentary rocks?
a)
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks, becasue they are the only type of rock that does not undergo heat. Exposure to heat would destroy the organic material.
b)
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks, because it is the only type of rock found at earth's surface.
c)
Fossils are not only found in sedimentary rocks. They can also be found in metamorphic rocks.
d)
Fossils are pieces of organic material, such as bones or plants. They are only found in sedimentary rocks.
24.
Over time weathering and Erosion, cementation and compaction can produce which type of rock?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Obsidian Rock
25.
A diagram scientists use to show how rocks are recycled over time is:
a)
Rocking Around
b)
The Rock Cycle
c)
The Rock Steps
d)
Scientists do not use a diagram
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