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Rocks

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rocks make up Earth's

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Celestial Sphere

2.

How are rocks classified?

a)

How they formed

b)

The minerals that are in them

c)

Where they are found

d)

How big or small they are

e)

Density

3.

Which is NOT a category of rock?

a)

Lithogramic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

4.

Which rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

5.

Molten rock found inside the Earth is known as

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

6.

Molten rock found on Earth's surface is known as

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

7.

Which characteristic does NOT describe igneous rocks?

a)

Glassy

b)

Large Crystals

c)

Small Crystals

d)

Gas Pockets

e)

Distorted Layers

8.

Igneous rocks with large crystals cooled

a)

Inside the Earth as magma

b)

At Earth's surface as lava

9.

Igneous rocks with small crystals, a glassy texture, or gas pockets form

a)

From lava at Earth's surface

b)

From magma inside the Earth

10.

What type of rock forms from sediments being compacted and cemented together?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

11.

What is the best environment for making sedimentary rocks?

a)

Shallow water

b)

A volcano

c)

A jungle

d)

In the Arctic

12.

The only type of rock that might contain fossils is

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

13.

If you can see or feel sediments inside a rock, it is classified as

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

14.

A rock that has been changed due to intense heat and pressure is known as

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

15.

What type of rock is most often found in mountains?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

16.

A rock with wavy, distorted layers or bands is considered

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

17.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

18.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

19.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

20.
a)

This is a sedimentary rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

21.
a)

This is a sedimentary rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

22.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

23.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

24.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

25.
a)

This is a sedimentary rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is an igneous rock