WorksheetsWater and Rock Cycles
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
2.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
3.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
4.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
5.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
6.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Sedimentary rock is formed through the process of
a)
Cementation
b)
Stratification
c)
Erosion
d)
Foliation
10.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
11.
What is a sediment
a)
small bits of rock, pebble and sand
b)
liquid rock
c)
boulders and caves
12.
Which rock undergoes compaction and cementation?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
13.
Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...
a)
accumulation
b)
runoff
c)
ground water
d)
surface water
14.
The process by which plants release water through the pores in their leaves is called...
a)
accumulation
b)
dormancy
c)
photosynthesis
d)
transpiration
15.
The transformation of water vapor back into liquid water by cooling is called...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
16.
If a rain drop lands in the ocean, it will eventually _______, and return to the clouds.
a)
condense
b)
evaporate
17.
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called...
a)
surface water
b)
precipitation
c)
ground water
d)
runoff
18.
The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the...
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Clouds
19.
Evaporation occurs when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean, and turns it into...
a)
snow
b)
water vapor
c)
rain
d)
sleet
20.
The continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.
a)
water cycle
b)
weather
c)
rock cycle
21.
The water that falls from the sky can be _______ or collected, and stored in rivers, lakes, and oceans.
a)
accumulated
b)
runoff
c)
ground water
d)
transpiration
22.
Water begins to evaporate when you add _______ to it.
a)
cold
b)
ice
c)
water cycle
d)
heat
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