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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of rocks?
Igneous
Geologist
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Metamorphic rocks are formed by
great heat and pressure
cooling and hardening
sediments being squeezed together
Igneous rocks are formed
by great heat and pressure
when a volcano erupts
when sediments are squeezed together
Sedimentary rocks are formed
when a volcano erupts
by great heat and pressure
when sediments are squeezed together
What are sediments?
another name for magma
a nickname for sedimentary rocks
many pieces of rock and soil
A geologist is a scientist who studies ____________.
ocean animals
ecosystems
rocks and minerals
space
A rock is_______________.
something found in nature
made of two or more minerals
a solid
all of the above
A mineral is _____________________.
solid materials made from different kinds of rock
made from layers of sediments
a solid matter formed in nature and found in earth's materials (rocks)
formed from heat of magma
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
When it rains sediments are washed away into streams.
Erosion
Weathering
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
You can classify it as mechanical or chemical.
Erosion
Weathering
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
It is the process where rock is broken down into small pieces.
erosion
weathering
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
It includes the movement of particles and surface materials
erosion
weathering
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
It can shape rocks into unusual forms.
erosion
weathering
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
It is the wearing away of land.
erosion
weathering
Directions: Read the sentence and determine which category it belongs to.
Wind can pick up and carry loose particles away.
erosion
weathering
What are the three main causes of erosion?
*this question has multiple answer choices
wind
snow
ice
water
Rocks are always changing and the process of change is called _______________________.
the water cycle
erosion
the rock cycle
volcanic eruption
What is deposition?
when particles are are dropped into another location
movement of rock pieces from one place to another
the process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces
Which of the following is NOT an example of igneous rocks?
Basalt
Limestone
Pumice
Quartz
Which of the following is NOT an example of a sedimentary rock?
coal
sandstone
marble
shale
Which of the following is NOT an example of a metamorphic rock?
slate
gneiss
schist
pumice
