WorksheetsRockin’ the Rock Cycle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma or lava?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Vascular
2.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
3.
Which type of igneous rock forms under ground (inside the earth)?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Organic
c)
Extrusive
d)
Foliated
4.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
5.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
6.
Sediment being moved from one area to another is called
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
compaction
7.
Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
An igneous rock can become ______.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of these
9.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which type of rocks may contain fossils?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Gneiss
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