WorksheetsRock Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
2.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
3.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
4.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
5.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
6.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
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?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
9.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
11.
After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
12.
Which type of igneous rock forms above ground?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Organic
c)
Extrusive
d)
Foliated
13.
Which type of metamorphic rock has minerals in bands or stripes?
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Coarse grained
c)
Fine grained
d)
Foliated
14.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
15.
Magma cooling and hardening below Earth's surface forms an
a)
Intrusive igneous rock
b)
Extrusive igneous rock
c)
Foliated metamorphic rock
d)
Organic sedimentary rock
16.
Sediment being moved from one area to another is called
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
compaction
17.
Sediment being dropped off and laid to rest
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Lithification
18.
An igneous rock can become ______.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of these
19.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
20.
How can an igneous rock be turned into a sedimentary rock?
a)
The igneous rock must be melted and cooled.
b)
The igneous rock must be broken into pieces then those pieces are cemented together
c)
The igneous rock is exposed to lots of heat and pressure
d)
The igneous rock is carried in a river
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