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Rock Types

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the main types of rock(s)

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary and Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous

2.

Igneous rocks are formed from remains of plants and animals

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Where are igneous rocks most commonly found?

a)

In the soil

b)

In Earth's crust

c)

In fossils

d)

On the moon

4.

Igneous rocks that form at the surface are called. . .

a)

Volcanic rock

b)

Plutonic

c)

Intrusive

d)

Extrusive

5.

Igneous rock formed before reaching the surface is called. . .

a)

Plutonic

b)

Extursive

c)

Intrusive

d)

Volcanic rock

6.

Igneous rock is usually covered by a thin layer of what under the Earth?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Nothing

7.

What are sedimentary rocks formed from?

a)

Cooled magma

b)

Remains of plants and animals

c)

Mud on a river bed

d)

Sand on a beach

8.

Where are most sedimentary rocks found?

a)

Lakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mountains

d)

Deserts

9.

Igneous rock forms when magma cools and solidifies.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

The rock cycle describes the ______, _______, and _______ of the rocks that form from magma.

a)

Creation, Change, and Destruction

b)

Creation, Heating, and Destruction

c)

Creation, Cooling, and Change

d)

Creation, Heating, and Cooling

11.

Metamorphic rocks have been transformed by pressure, heat, or the intrusion of _________.

a)

There is no intrusion of anything

b)

Lava

c)

Fluids

d)

Sand

12.

Fossils are most frequently found in. . .

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Igneous rocks

d)

Metamorphic rocks

13.

What rock is limestone made from?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Limestone

14.

Approximately how long can the rock cycle take?

a)

100 years

b)

Thousands of years

c)

2 months

d)

4 hours

15.

What is/are the state(s) of the rocks that are on the rock cycle?

a)

Only liquid

b)

Only solid

c)

Both liquid and solid