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Rockin' 3 Types of Rock

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Bedrock

2.

This type of rock is found in river beds or along lakes and oceans.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Pumice

3.

The Grand Canyon is formed by this type of rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Gravel

4.

Intense heat and pressure within the Earth's surface forms this type of rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Coal

5.

Fossils are found in Igneous rock.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The oldest layer of rock is found at the __________________.

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

middle

d)

none of the above

7.

Fossils are found in which type of rock.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Pumice

8.

One rock can be changed into all 3 types of rock.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The further you travel into the Earth the ____________ it gets.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

c)

harder

d)

stinkier

10.

The continuous change or cycle a rock goes through is called a what?

a)

Life Cycle

b)

Plant Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Bicycle

11.
Sedimentary rocks are made when layers of _____________ are pressed together.
a)
water
b)
sediments
c)
fossils
d)
limestone
12.
What type of rock forms at the bottom of a water source such as a river and can contains smaller rocks itself?  
a)
Intrusive Igneous
b)
Extrusive Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
13.

The youngest layer of rock is always on the ______________.

a)

bottom

b)

top

c)

middle

d)

anywhere it wants to be

14.

Earthquakes can change land very _________________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

15.

The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago is a _____________.

a)

fossil

b)

egg

c)

extinct

d)

endangered

16.

True or False: Environments do not change over time

a)

False

b)

True

17.

True or False: Layers of rock show how an environment changes

a)

True

b)

False

18.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
19.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
20.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage