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Rock Cycle

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Igneous rocks form from

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Melting and Solidification

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Weathering and Erosion

2.

Sedimentary rocks form from

a)

Compaction and Cementation

b)

Melting and Solidifcation

c)

Weathering and Erosion

d)

Heat and Pressure

3.

Metamorphic rocks form from

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Melting and Solidification

4.

Sediments are formed from

a)

Compaction and Cementation

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Melting and Solification

d)

Heat and Pressure

5.

Sediments are

a)

Broken pieces of rock

b)

Crystals

c)

Air pockets

d)

Atoms

6.

Lava or Magma may lead to the creation of

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

7.

Sediments may lead to the creation of

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

8.

True or False: Any type of rock may become any other type of rock, according to the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What often happens before sediments are compacted and cemented?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Deposition and Burial

c)

Magma

d)

Solidification

10.

How is magma created?

a)

By shattering an existing rock

b)

By melting an existing rock

c)

By compaction and cementation

d)

By intense pressure

11.

What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

12.

What type of rock is formed from melting and solidification?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

13.

What type of rock is formed from compaction & cementation?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

14.

Intergrown Crystals, Glassy Texture, or Gas Pockets are all traits associated with

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

15.

Banding and Wavy, Distorted Layers are traits associated with

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

16.

Flat Horizontal Layers, Looking & Feeling Like Made of Sediments, and Fossils are all traits associated with

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks