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WorksheetsRock Cycle (STEMscopes) SC.7.E.6.2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Occurs when compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock.
a)
Cementation
b)
Magma
c)
Volcanic eruption
d)
Metamorphic rock
e)
Compaction
2.
Occurs when rock particles or sediments are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the pressure of overlying rock layers.
a)
Compaction
b)
Ocean trench
c)
Rock cycle
d)
Plate tectonic theory
e)
Earth's evolution
3.
The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment.
a)
Deposition
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Ocean trench
d)
Magma
e)
Erosion
4.
Originally, Earth was partly molten, allowing dense metals to sink to its core and less dense material to separate into layers around the core. Over time, many changes have built up and worn down features on Earth's surface.
a)
Earth's evolution
b)
Cementation
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Lava
e)
Magma
5.
The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another.
a)
Erosion
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Igneous rock
d)
Mineral composition
e)
Sedimentary rock
6.
Changing variables due to the weight of overlying rocks, causing changes to rock characteristics and mineral composition, thus forming metamorphic rocks.
a)
Heat and pressure
b)
Volcanic eruption
c)
Earth's evolution
d)
Compaction
e)
Sedimentary rock
7.
Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly and forms rocks with small crystals, while magma cools more slowly and forms rocks with larger crystals.
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Plate tectonic theory
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
e)
Plate tectonic theory
8.
Molten rock or magma that has reached Earth's surface by volcanic action; characterized by small crystals due to rapid cooling on Earth's surface.
a)
Lava
b)
Mineral composition
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Heat and pressure
e)
Cementation
9.
Melted or molten rock material beneath Earth's surface; cools slowly to form rocks with larger crystals.
a)
Magma
b)
Compaction
c)
Mineral composition
d)
Deposition
e)
Igneous rock
10.
Metamorphic rock is formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed in both mineral composition and structural characteristics.
a)
Metamorphic rock
b)
Weathering
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Volcanic eruption
e)
Mineral composition
11.
The unique combination of solid elements and compounds that make up a mineral.
a)
Mineral composition
b)
Mountain
c)
Lava
d)
Earth's evolution
e)
Ocean trench
12.
A large landform that is formed by volcanos or the movement of the tectonic plates.
a)
Mountain
b)
Mineral composition
c)
Compaction
d)
Ocean trench
e)
Metamorphic rock
13.
Deep and narrow depressions in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere.
a)
Ocean trench
b)
Mineral composition
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Weathering
e)
Volcanic eruption
14.
Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere.
a)
Plate tectonic theory
b)
Deposition
c)
Mineral composition
d)
Mountain
e)
Ocean trench
15.
Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes. Changes occur in mineral compositions and physical structures.
a)
Rock cycle
b)
Igneous rock
c)
Mineral composition
d)
Sedimentary rock
e)
Weathering
16.
Forms when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together), and cemented (binding of the sediments).
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Cementation
c)
Plate tectonic theory
d)
Mountain
e)
Rock cycle
17.
Events in which molten rock spews out from the mantel to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plant.
a)
Volcanic eruption
b)
Erosion
c)
Cementation
d)
Deposition
e)
Mountain
18.
The mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces, and sometimes change the chemical composition.
a)
Weathering
b)
Earth's evolution
c)
Erosion
d)
Cementation
e)
Deposition
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