WorksheetsRock Types
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the main types of rock(s)
Metamorphic
Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
Igneous rocks are formed from remains of plants and animals
True
False
Where are igneous rocks most commonly found?
In the soil
In Earth's crust
In fossils
On the moon
Igneous rocks that form at the surface are called. . .
Volcanic rock
Plutonic
Intrusive
Extrusive
Igneous rock formed before reaching the surface is called. . .
Plutonic
Extursive
Intrusive
Volcanic rock
Igneous rock is usually covered by a thin layer of what under the Earth?
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Nothing
What are sedimentary rocks formed from?
Cooled magma
Remains of plants and animals
Mud on a river bed
Sand on a beach
Where are most sedimentary rocks found?
Lakes
Volcanoes
Mountains
Deserts
Igneous rock forms when magma cools and solidifies.
False
True
The rock cycle describes the ______, _______, and _______ of the rocks that form from magma.
Creation, Change, and Destruction
Creation, Heating, and Destruction
Creation, Cooling, and Change
Creation, Heating, and Cooling
Metamorphic rocks have been transformed by pressure, heat, or the intrusion of _________.
There is no intrusion of anything
Lava
Fluids
Sand
Fossils are most frequently found in. . .
Volcanoes
Sedimentary rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
What rock is limestone made from?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Limestone
Approximately how long can the rock cycle take?
100 years
Thousands of years
2 months
4 hours
What is/are the state(s) of the rocks that are on the rock cycle?
Only liquid
Only solid
Both liquid and solid
