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WorksheetsMr. Red rocks hard, but rocks rock harder!
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
When a rock is formed into layers it is called
foliated
nonfoliated
mafic
felsic
When an igneous rock that is dark in color and made of magnesium and iron, it is called
mafic
felsic
foliated
nonfoliated
When an igneous rock that is light in color and made of feldspar and silicon, it is called
mafic
felsic
foliated
nonfoliated
Igneous rock that is formed above ground and normally you can't see the crystals are called
foliated
extrusive
intrusive
nonfoliated
Igneous rock that is formed below ground and have big crystals are called
foliated
extrusive
intrusive
nonfoliated
The process where sediments are pushed and squeezed together is called
compaction
cementation
mafic
felsic
The process in which dissolved minerals crystals and glue sediments together is called
compaction
cementation
fine grained
coarse grained
When looking at a rock, if you can see large crystals or large rocks in it, then it is called
fine grained
coarse grained
mafic
felsic
When looking at a rock and you can only see very small crystals or no crystals at all, then it is called
fine grained
coarse grained
mafic
felsic
Ignis is a latin root meaning
fire
mafic
felsic
foliated
When a rock does not have layers it is said to be
foliated
nonfoliated
extrusive
intrusive
What is the rock at Station A
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sediments
What is the rock at Station B?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sediments
What is the rock at Station C?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sediments
What process is happening at #1?
cooling
compaction and cementation
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
What process is happening at #2 and #5?
cooling
compaction and cementation
melting
heat and pressure
What process is happening at #3 and #6 and #7?
melting
compaction and cementation
weather and erosion
heat and pressure
What process is happening at #8?
melting
compaction and cementation
weather and erosion
heat and pressure
To become a sedimentary rock, all sediment must go through what process?
melting
compaction and cementation
weather and erosion
heat and pressure
To become an igneous rock, all magma and lava must go through what process?
cooling
compaction and cementation
melting
heat and pressure
To become a metamorphic rock, all igneous and sedimentary rocks must go through what process?
cooling
compaction and cementation
melting
heat and pressure
To become magma, all rocks and sediment must go through what process?
cooling
compaction and cementation
melting
heat and pressure
To become sediment, all rocks must go through what process?
melting
compaction and cementation
weather and erosion
heat and pressure
Sedimentary rocks that are made of dead organisms are called
clastic
chemical
organic
At the edge of oceanic crust, sedimentary rock
undergoes subduction and melts to become magma
undergoes weathering and becomes an igneous rock
undergoes heat and pressure and becomes a sedimentary rock
This rock has a color of...
mafic
intermediate
felsic
other
This rock has a texture of ...
fine grained
coarse grained
other
This rock has a texture of ...
fine grained
coarse grained
other
Is this rock foliated
yes
no
Mr. Red has layers like an onion like shrek.
Is this rock foliated?
yes
no
Mr. Red has layers like an onion like shrek.
