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WorksheetsTypes of rocks
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Boring Rock
2.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
3.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
4.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
5.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
6.
What is a rock?
a)
Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
b)
A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
c)
Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
7.
This type of rock is the LEAST common type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
8.
This type of rock is usually formed in layers.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
9.
This type of rock is formed by heat and pressure.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
10.
Most fossils are found in this type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
11.
This type of rock is a rock that has changed from another type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
12.
Marble is an example of this type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
13.
Sandstone is an example of this type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
14.
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
a)
limestone
b)
gypsum
c)
gneiss
d)
basalt
15.
The process that presses sediments together
a)
clastic rock
b)
cementation
c)
compaction
d)
deposition
16.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
All rock types
18.
What type of rock is this?
a)
Intrusive Igneous
b)
Extrusive Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
19.
What type of rock contains fossils?
a)
Intrusive Igneous
b)
Extrusive Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
20.
What type of rock is this?
a)
Extrusive Igneous
b)
Intrusive Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Metamorphic
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