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Rock Cycle Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many types of rocks are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Sediments come from?

a)

heat and pressure

b)

wind and erosion

c)

compacting and cementation

d)

cooling

3.

Igneous rocks are the only rocks created by________.

a)

magma heating.

b)

magma cooling.

c)

the Earth's crust.

d)

sediment.

4.

Heat and pressure create ________.

a)

sediment

b)

magma

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

igneous rock

5.

When parts of the crust are being pulled down into the earth

a)

heat and pressure

b)

subduction

c)

cooling

d)

pressure

6.

How do igneous rocks become sediment?

a)

heating

b)

compaction and cementation

c)

meltong

d)

weathering and erosion

7.

Sediment becomes sedimentary rock through:

a)

compacting & cementing

b)

heat and pressure

c)

wind & erosion

d)

melting & cooling

8.

Sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic through

a)

compacting and cementation

b)

melting

c)

heat and pressure

d)

wind and erosion

9.

Metamorphic rock becomes magma by:

a)

heat

b)

melting

c)

pressure

d)

cooling

10.

Magma becomes igneous rock through:

a)

eruptions

b)

forming crystals

c)

forming sediment

d)

cooling

11.

Igneous rock becomes magma by:

a)

heat and pressure

b)

cooling

c)

forming crystals

d)

melting

12.

Examples of weathering and erosion are_____ (pick all that apply).

a)

hail

b)

wind

c)

snow

d)

rain

13.

The following is an example of which type of metamorphic rock

a)

foliated

b)

unfoliated

14.

Fossils only appear in which type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

new

15.

What type of igneous rock is created as magma slowly moves toward earth's surface and cools?

a)

sediment

b)

crystalization

c)

intrusive

d)

extrusive

16.

What type of igneous rock is formed when lava cools after a volcanic eruption?

a)

sedimentary

b)

intrusive

c)

extrusive

d)

crystalization

17.

"Rocks can not be created or destroyed, they are constantly ____________________"

a)

deposited

b)

changing

c)

disappearing

d)

coliding

18.

Sedimentary rocks are formed from

a)

coal

b)

the remains of living things

c)

dissolved minerals

d)

sediment

19.

What do you call liquid rock found in earth's interior?

a)

Earth rock

b)

lava

c)

mantle

d)

magma

20.

What causes the rock cycle?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

lithification

c)

tectonic plates

d)

heat and pressure

21.

In order for metamorphic rock to become igneous rock it must....

a)

melt, then cool.

b)

be broken down

c)

cool, then melt

d)

melt

22.

Crystals are a property of which type of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

23.

Ribbon-like layers are a property of which type of rock

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

24.

Holes or "bubbles" are a property of which type of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

25.

The oldest layers of sediment are found where?

a)

top formation

b)

middle formation

c)

bottom formation