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Rock Unit

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are igneous rocks classified?

a)

origin, texture and mineral composition

b)

origin, color and texture

c)

texture, color, and mineral composition

d)

by their grains

2.

Where is magma found?

a)

inside Earth

b)

on the surface of the Earth

3.

Where is lava found?

a)

inside Earth

b)

on the surface of the Earth

4.

How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

5.

How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

6.

Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

7.

Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slow cooling magma

8.

Is this igneous rock, obsidian, fine-grained or coarse-grained?

a)

fine-grained

b)

coarse-grained

9.

Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock. What does this tell you about it?

a)

it was formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

it was formed from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

c)

it was formed from rapidly cooling lava

10.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
cememtation
11.
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Name this rock.
a)
sandstone
b)
coal
c)
shale
d)
flint
13.
Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

a)

Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

b)

Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

c)

Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

d)

Organic; Clastic; Chemical

15.

Chemical rocks are...

a)

Made from heat

b)

Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

c)

Made from dead animals/plants

d)

Made from pieces of other rocks

16.

Organic rocks are...

a)

Made from heat

b)

Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

c)

Made from the remains of dead animals/plants

d)

Made from pieces of other rocks

17.
What is an example of an organic rock?
a)
coal
b)
breccia
c)
rock salt
d)
shale
18.

Which formation process do most sedimentary rocks follow?

a)

cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion

b)

erosion, compaction, cementation, deposition

c)

erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

19.

How are clastic rocks formed?

a)

minerals dissolve in a solution & then crystallize

b)

rock fragments are squeezed together

c)

remains of plants & animals are deposited in thick layers

20.
If a metamorphic rock has layers, what is it?
a)
foliated
b)
nonfoliated
21.
What is this rock?
a)
noliated
b)
nonfoliated
22.
Where does the heat that causes metamorphism come from?
a)
core
b)
mantle and magma
c)
fire
23.
The original rock before metamorphism is called a _?_.
a)
original
b)
parent rock
c)
kid rock
d)
starter rock
24.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
25.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
27.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling