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Rocks

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All fossils are found in what type of rock?

a)

Granite

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Igneous

2.

How does the rock cycle display the theory of conservation or matter?

a)

Nothing is created

b)

Nothing is destroyed

c)

Rocks just change form

d)

All of the above

3.

________ is a kind of organic sedimentary rock

a)

limestone

b)

coal

c)

slate

d)

granite

4.

Silica-rich, thick magma is __________ magma

a)

basaltic

b)

granite

c)

andesitic

5.

Sedimentary rocks formed from broken fragments of other rocks are _______

a)

chemical

b)

detrial

c)

organic

6.

When lava cools at Earth's surface, _______igneous rocks are formed

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

7.

Metamorphic rocks with a non-foliated texture show metamorphic change that involves

a)

growth in the size of the mineral grains

b)

mineral grains melting

c)

mineral grains arranging into layers

8.

Sedimentary rocks are _________

a)

formed when lose materials become pressed together or when minerals form from solutions

b)

a type of foliated igneous rock

c)

formed from magma

9.

Magma from deep inside the Earth rises toward the surface because

a)

it is less dense than surrounding solid rock

b)

it has the same density as the surrounding rock

c)

it is denser then surrounding solid rock

10.

A rock is always

a)

formed by heat and pressure

b)

a mixture of minerals, organic matter, volcanic glass or other minerals

c)

made of molten material

d)

either igneous or sedimentary

11.

Igneous rocks that form ________ the surface are intrusive

a)

above

b)

below

c)

on

d)

all of the above

12.

A classification of metamorphic rocks would include whether they are

a)

foliated or non-foliated

b)

chemical or organic

c)

intrusive or extrusive

d)

basoltic or granite

13.

The molten material deep inside Earth from which igneous rocks form is called

a)

lava

b)

magma

14.

The rock cycle include all of the following processes EXCEPT

a)

condensation

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

compaction

15.

Quartz is a mineral, granite is a

a)

rock

b)

gem

c)

also a mineral

16.

Igneous rock form from _______ when it cools

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

neither lava or magma

d)

both lava and magma

17.

Metamorphic rocks can be classified as

a)

intrusive or extrusive

b)

detrital, chemical, or organic

c)

foliated or non-foliated

18.

______ would be considered a rock.

a)

Mica

b)

Quartz

c)

Granite

19.

Fine-grained, extrusive rocks have small grains because

a)

they cool quickly

b)

they cool slowly

c)

they are always small grained

d)

they contain certain minerals

20.

Sedimentary rocks formed from the remains of once living things are

a)

organic

b)

metamorphic

c)

detrital

21.

When magma cools deep inside the Earth, _____igneous rocks are formed.

a)

fine-grained

b)

detrital

c)

extrusive

d)

intrusive

22.

Metamorphic rocks that show layers of dark minerals alternating with layers of light minerals are classified as

a)

foliated

b)

non-foliated

c)

intrusive

d)

extrusive

23.

Sedimentary rocks form because all of the following EXCEPT

a)

crystals solidifying from magma

b)

water evaporating, leaving crystals behind

c)

sediments forming from solution

24.

______ is a kind of non-foliated metamorphic rock

a)

marble

b)

granite

c)

quartz

d)

limestone

25.

______ is a kind of chemical sedimentary rock

a)

limestone

b)

quartz

c)

granite

d)

coal

26.

______ is a kind of foliated metamorphic rock

a)

slate

b)

quartz

c)

coal

d)

limestone

27.

________ is the movement of weathered material

a)

erosion

b)

compaction

c)

cementation

d)

weathering

28.

The process in which rock is exposed to air, water, or ice and breaks into pieces is called ______

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

29.

The process in which pressure from upper layers of sediment pushes down on the lower layers, causing sediments to stick together and form solid rocks is called

a)

compaction

b)

cementation

c)

ersosion

d)

weathering

30.

______ is the process in which minerals hold sediments together, like glue, making a detrital sedimentary rock.

a)

compaction

b)

cementation

c)

erosion

d)

weathering

31.

Dense, heavy, dark colored igneous rocks form from _____ magma.

a)

basaltic

b)

granite

c)

andesitic

32.

Rocks that form from _______ magma have mineral compositions between those of granite and basaltic magma

a)

andesitic

b)

basaltic

c)

granite

33.

Light colored rocks with lower density from from _____ magma

a)

granite

b)

basaltic

c)

andesitic

34.

Large grained, light colored rocks that from deep inside Earth are composed of _______ magma

a)

granite

b)

andesitic

c)

basaltic

35.

Lava flowing from volcanoes in Hawaii is ________magma

a)

basaltic

b)

granite

c)

andesitic

36.

The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can

a)

form other rocks

b)

provide materials to make other rocks

c)

change by forces at Earth's surface

d)

all of the above

37.

All of the following conditions in Earth can cause metamorphic rocks to form EXCEPT

a)

pressure

b)

hot watery fluids

c)

heat

d)

exposure to air

38.

Lava that cools quickly forms _______rocks

a)

extrusive igneous

b)

intrusive igneous

c)

extrusive metamorphic

d)

intrusive metamorphic

39.

The _____ shows how one rock changes into another.

a)

rock cycle

b)

formation of crystals

c)

melting process

d)

none of the above

40.

The rock cycle shows that sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments by ________.

a)

cementation

b)

compaction

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

41.

Foliated rocks are distinguished by

a)

large mineral grains

b)

layers

c)

air holes

d)

lack of layers

42.

Sandstone is a(n) _________ sedimentary rocks

a)

chemical

b)

detrital

c)

organic

43.

Sediments in sedimentary rocks are often

a)

held together with natural cement

b)

form when lava erupts from a volcano

c)

formed when atoms of melted minerals rearrange themselves

44.

Basaltic igneous rocks are

a)

light colored

b)

rich in iron and magnesium

c)

lower in density than granite rocks

45.

Granite igneous rocks are all of the following EXCEPT

a)

high in silica content

b)

light colored

c)

high in iron content

46.

An igneous rock can form from _______magma

a)

basaltic

b)

andesitic

c)

granite

d)

all of the above

47.

Changes that take place in rocks never create or destroy

a)

matter

b)

crystals

c)

minerals

d)

rocks

48.

A detrital rock is named according to

a)

color of the sediments

b)

its location

c)

the and size of the sediments

d)

its age

49.

The crystals that form in slowly cooled magma produce _____mineral grains

a)

fine grained

b)

large

c)

invisible

d)

tiny

50.

Detrital rocks are ________

a)

made from broken fragments of other rocks

b)

formed from magma

c)

deposited from solution

d)

all of the above

51.

Metamorphic rocks can undergo all of the following EXCEPT

a)

formation of new, bigger minerals

b)

flattening of mineral grains

c)

melting

d)

an exchange of atoms between minerals