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Rocks Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Intergrown crystals are a characteristic of

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

2.

A glassy texture is a characteristic of

a)

Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Igneous Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

3.

A vesicular texture is a characteristic of

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

4.

The word "Vesicular" means

a)

The rock has air pockets (holes) in it

b)

The rock has a glassy texture

c)

The rock was formed inside the Earth

d)

The rock is rich in iron and magnesium

e)

The rock is rich in silicon and aluminum

5.

How are igneous rocks created?

a)

Compaction & Cementation

b)

Melting & Solidification

c)

Heat & Pressure

6.

How are metamorphic rocks created?

a)

Heat & Pressure

b)

Melting & Solidification

c)

Compaction & Cementation

7.

How are sedimentary rocks created?

a)

Melting & Solidification

b)

Compaction & Cementation

c)

Heat & Pressure

8.

Parallel layers are a characteristic of

a)

Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Igneous Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

9.

Fossils can only be found in

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

10.

If the rock looks or feels like it is made of compacted sediments, it is probably

a)

A Sedimentary Rock

b)

A Metamorphic Rock

c)

An Igneous Rock

11.

If a rock contains a plant remains it is most likely

a)

A Sedimentary Rock

b)

An Igneous Rock

c)

A Metamorphic Rock

12.

If a rock contains shell fragments it is most likely

a)

A Sedimentary Rock

b)

An Igneous Rock

c)

A Metamorphic Rock

13.

If a rock has wavy or distorted layering, it is most likely

a)

An Igneous Rock

b)

A Sedimentary Rock

c)

A Metamorphic Rock

14.

Banding is a characteristic of

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Metamorphic Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

15.

The word "Banding" means

a)

Alternating light and dark layers

b)

Mineral crystals in the rock don't align

c)

Mineral crystals in the rock align

d)

Flat, parallel layering

e)

Intergrown crystals are visible

16.

The most dense rocks are usually

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

17.

Which type of rock is divided into Foliated and Non-Foliated categories?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

18.

The word "Foliated" means that

a)

Mineral crystals in a rock line up

b)

Alternating dark and light layers

c)

Intergrown crystals are visible

d)

Air pockets are visible

e)

The rock contains fossils

19.

Magma is found

a)

Above Ground

b)

Below Earth's Surface

20.

Lava is found

a)

Above Ground

b)

Below Earth's Surface

21.

What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?

a)

How they were formed

b)

Which minerals are present

c)

Where they were found

d)

How old they are

e)

How they break

22.

Magma cools

a)

Quickly

b)

Slowly

23.

Lava cools

a)

Slowly

b)

Quickly

24.

Igneous rocks with large crystals must have cooled

a)

Slowly

b)

Quickly

25.

Igneous rocks with large crystals must have come from

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

26.

Igneous rocks with small crystals must have come from

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

27.

Igneous rocks with small crystals must have cooled

a)

Quickly

b)

Slowly

28.

In terms of rocks, the word "Coarse" means

a)

Has large crystals

b)

Has a rough surface

c)

Has air pockets

d)

Is very dense

e)

Is a large rock sample

29.

An igneous rock formed inside the Earth is considered

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

30.

An igneous rock formed above ground is considered

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

31.

Igneous rocks with a coarse texture are

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

32.

Igneous rocks with a fine, glassy, or vesicular texture are

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

33.

Igneous rocks that are light in color, low density, and contain lots of Silicon & Aluminum are considered

a)

Coarse

b)

Fine

c)

Vesicular

d)

Felsic

e)

Mafic

34.

Igneous rocks that are dark in color, high density, and contain lots of Iron & Magnesium are considered

a)

Felsic

b)

Mafic

c)

Vesicular

d)

Glassy

e)

Coarse

35.

The word "Plutonic" means

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

c)

Coarse

d)

Glassy

e)

Fine

36.

A fine grained, vesicular, mafic rock might be

a)

Vesicular Rhyolite

b)

Vesicular Basalt

c)

Pumice

d)

Scoria

e)

Vesicular Andesite

37.

A coarse rock with medium density might be

a)

Gabbro

b)

Granite

c)

Diorite

d)

Andesite

e)

Pegmatite

38.

An igneous rock that contains lots of Pyroxene might be

a)

Basalt

b)

Granite

c)

Andesite

d)

Rhyolite

e)

Obsidian

39.

Which igneous rock has crystals that are between 1mm and 10mm in size?

a)

Dunite

b)

Pegmatite

c)

Basalt

d)

Basaltic Glass

e)

Rhyolite

40.

According to the rock cycle, any type of rock can become any other type of rock.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

All rocks are made of

a)

Minerals

b)

Other Rocks

c)

Dirt

d)

Intergrown Crystals

e)

Sediments

42.

Which type of sedimentary rock contains pieces of other rocks that have been cemented together?

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

43.

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed when water containing minerals evaporates away?

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

44.

Rocks formed from things that were once alive are considered

a)

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

45.

Clastic Sedimentary rocks are divided into categories based on

a)

The minerals found in them

b)

The size of the grains that make them up

c)

Where they formed

d)

Whether they came from lava or magma

e)

How much heat and pressure they were exposed to

46.

The smallest sediment size is that of

a)

Pebbles

b)

Cobbles

c)

Sand

d)

Silt

e)

Clay

47.

The difference between conglomerate and breccia is that breccia

a)

Is made of angular sediments

b)

Is made of rounded sediments

c)

Is Felsic

d)

Is Mafic

e)

Shows Banding

48.

Which sedimentary rock has both a bioclastic and a crystalline version?

a)

Limestone

b)

Dolostone

c)

Bituminous Coal

d)

Siltstone

e)

Shale

49.

Coal is made of

a)

Plants

b)

Sediments

c)

Crystals

d)

Dirt

e)

Seashells

50.

Most sedimentary rocks typically form in what type of environment?

a)

Marine Environments

b)

Volcanic Environments

c)

Forest Environments

d)

Desert Environments

e)

Jungle Environments

51.

Rock salt is made of

a)

Halite

b)

Dolomite

c)

Carbon

d)

Gypsum

e)

Quartz

52.

A clastic sedimentary rock containing grains that are .05 cm in size would be considered

a)

Sandstone

b)

Siltsone

c)

Shale

d)

Conglomerate

e)

Dolostone

53.

Which sedimentary rock will bubble with acid?

a)

Limestone

b)

Sandstone

c)

Shale

d)

Siltstone

e)

Rock Gypsum

54.

Which metamorphic rock will bubble with acid?

a)

Marble

b)

Gneiss

c)

Phyllite

d)

Slate

e)

Schist

55.

Which metamorphic rock contains only mica?

a)

Slate

b)

Phyllite

c)

Schist

d)

Gneiss

e)

Quartzite

56.

Which metamorphic rock was exposed to the most heat and pressure?

a)

Gneiss

b)

Phyllite

c)

Schist

d)

Slate

57.

When massive areas of bedrock are exposed to intense heat and pressure, this leads to

a)

Vesicular Textures

b)

Regional Metamorphism

c)

Contact Metamorphism

d)

Clastic Rocks

e)

Crystalline Rocks

58.

If sandstone is exposed to intense heat and pressure, what metamorphic rock would it become?

a)

Quartzite

b)

Marble

c)

Schist

d)

Phyllite

e)

Metaconglomerate

59.

Hornfels is an unusual rock because it

a)

Can be created from many types of rocks

b)

Forms only from regional metamorphism

c)

Is found at the heart of all mountains

d)

Switches back to an igneous rock after a while

e)

Contains just one mineral

60.

When lava or magma touches a rock and heats it up so much that it recrystallizes (but doesn't melt!) it is considered

a)

Banding

b)

Contact Metamorphism

c)

Deposition

d)

Regional Metamorphism

e)

Crystalline

61.

How are mountains created?

a)

Regional Metamorphism

b)

Contact Metamorphism

c)

Compaction & Cementation

d)

Deposition & Burial

e)

Weathering & Erosion

62.

Inside the Earth, which metamorphic rock might be found on the boundary between dolostone (sedimentary) and andesite (igneous)?

a)

Marble

b)

Quartzite

c)

Gneiss

d)

Schist

e)

Slate

63.

If the metamorphic rock slate was exposed to even more heat and pressure, what would it become next?

a)

Phyllite

b)

Hornfels

c)

Coal

d)

Shale

e)

Metaconglomerate

64.

Glassy rocks are

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

65.

When making sedimentary rocks, what typically precedes compaction and cementation?

a)

Deposition & Burial

b)

Melting & Solidification

c)

Heat & Pressure

66.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

67.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a sedimentary rock

c)

This is a metamorphic rock

68.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

69.
a)

This is a metamorphic rock

b)

This is a sedimentary rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

70.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

71.
a)

This is a metamorphic rock

b)

This is a sedimentary rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

72.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

73.
a)

This is a metamorphic rock

b)

This is an igneous rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

74.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

75.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

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