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Rocks

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three types of rocks?

a)

lava, sediments, magma

b)

sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

c)

minerals, fossils, layers

d)

granite, sandstone, marble

2.

What kind of rock is formed when molten rock has cooled?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

conglomerate

3.

Which of the following titles describes the picture shown?

a)

Metamorphic Cycle

b)

Importance of Sediments

c)

The Formation of Minerals

d)

The Rock Cycle

4.

There are lots of shells and sand at the beach. The beach is a good place to look for....

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Pumice

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Igneous rock

5.

Identify this rock: made from limestone, crystal rock colors, used to make statues.

a)

Marble

b)

Gneiss

c)

Schist

d)

Feldspar

6.

What do all rocks have in common?

a)

Same color

b)

Same size

c)

Round shape

d)

Made from minerals

7.

Identify this rock: formed from rapidly cooled lava, shiny, black, sharp edges, Indians made arrowheads from it.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Granite

c)

Pumice

d)

Basalt

8.

A fourth grader found a rock that has layers and feels rough and grainy. Which type of rock is it?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

granite

d)

sedimentary

9.

Identify this rock: sediments and pebbles cemented together, chunky with rounded pebbles.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Shale

d)

Quartz

10.

Fossils are found in what type of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

magma

11.

Identify this rock: particles of sand, feels rough and grainy.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Shale

d)

Fossil

12.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

a)

volcanoes

b)

layers of sediment

c)

heat and pressure

d)

fossils

13.

Identify this rock: magma cooled slowly in the Earth, various colors, speckled, used for countertops.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Granite

c)

Pumice

d)

Basalt

14.

What is erosion?

a)

molten rock

b)

the process in which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves pieces of rock

c)

the process by which rocks are broken down into small grains

d)

a weather event that is uncommon in that season

15.

Identify this rock: made from Granite, feels rough, streaks or bands of minerals.

a)

Marble

b)

Gneiss

c)

Schist

d)

Quartzite

16.

Which type of rock is formed by weathering and erosion?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

sulfur

17.

Identify this rock: hardened lava froth, gas bubbles created holes, floats in water.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Granite

c)

Pumice

d)

Basalt

18.

What are the "ingredients" of a rock?

a)

dirt

b)

minerals

c)

decayed plants

d)

fossils

19.

Identify this rock: particles of clay, red, brown, gray, can smell muddy or wet.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Shale

d)

Limestone

20.

What is weathering?

a)

a weather forecast

b)

the process in which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves pieces of rock

c)

the process by which rocks are broken down into small grains

d)

a gigantic, spinning superstorm

21.

Identify this rock: made from Shale or Slate, medium grain rock, gray, reflects light.

a)

Marble

b)

Gneiss

c)

Schist

d)

Slate

22.

Which best describes a mineral?

a)

molten rock

b)

fossils

c)

sediments

d)

pure

23.

Which rock type is Obsidian?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

24.

Which rock type is Granite?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

25.

Which rock type is Pumice?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

26.

Which rock type is Basalt?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

27.

Which rock type is Sandstone?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

28.

Which rock type is Conglomerate?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

29.

Which rock type is Shale?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

30.

Which rock type is Marble?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

31.

Which rock type is Gneiss?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

32.

Which rock type is Schist?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic