WorksheetsRock Cycle
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
2.
Rock that forms when pressure and temperature change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
3.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
4.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
5.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
6.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
8.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
9.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
10.
What is small pieces of rock material?
a)
grain
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
sediment
11.
What is molten or liquid rock material that is deep beneath the Earth's surface?
a)
grain
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
rock
12.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
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