WorksheetsRocks and Rocks Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are the three groups of rocks?
Intrusive
Sedimentary
Extrusive
Igneous
Metamorphic
How is an igneous rock formed?
Heat and pressure applied to a rock makes igneous rock.
When magma is trapped inside of a volcano makes igneous rock.
When sediment gets compacted together makes igneous rock.
When lava from a volcano cools on the Earth's surface makes igneous rock.
What is the first step to form a sedimentary rock?
Deposition.
Weathering/erosion.
Compaction.
Cementing.
Sedimenting.
What is the second step to make a sedimentary rock?
Deposition.
Weathering/erosion.
Compaction.
Cementation.
Sedimentation.
What is the third step to making a sedimentary rock?
Deposition.
Weathering/erosion.
Cementation.
Compaction.
Sedimentation.
What is the fourth and final step to forming a sedimentary rock?
Deposition.
Weathering/erosion.
Compaction.
Cementation.
Sedimentation.
What is weathering?
Pressing together of sediment.
Sediment sticking together to form a new rock.
Breaking apart by wind or water.
Sediment moving from one place to another.
What is the first step of the rock cycle?
Cooling.
Weathering/solidification.
Melting.
Compaction.
Heat/pressure.
Which of the following rocks are sedimentary rocks?
Limestone.
Marble.
Granite.
Sandstone.
Conglomerate.
What are the three major groups of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic.
Weathering/erosion.
Intrusive/extrusive.
Organic.
Chemical.
Soil comes from __ which comes from __
dirt,rocks.
igneous,sedimentary
the earths surface,underground.
yes,no
Which 2 things are needed in order to make a metamorphic rock?
Sediment.
Heat.
Water.
Air.
Pressure.
What is the definition of "Intrusive"?
Rocks that form on top of the Earth's surface.
Rocks forming inside of the Earth's surface.
Igneous rocks that have a fine-grained texture.
None of the above.
What does "nonfoliate" mean?
The grains in a rock are arranged randomly.
The shape of grains, size of grains, or the mineral crystals in the rock.
Heat and pressure.
None of the above.
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks continue to change in a process called the ______.
Minerals.
Rock cycle.
Rock process.
None of the above.
True or false: A sedimentary rock can turn into an igneous rock.
True.
False.
Look at the picture: which is true about it?
A metamorphic rock can turn into a sedimentary rock through melting.
An igneous rock can turn into a metamorphic rock by heat and pressure.
Sediment turns into a sedimentary rock.
An igneous rock can turn into a sedimentary rock through turning into sediment, and then going through cooling.
A rocks texture is the ___
Shape of the rock's crystals.
Thinness of the rock's crust.
Silca content on the rock.
None of the above.
Every rock you see used to be ________...
The same.
Different.
Pressure in a metamorphic rock causes the grains to line up in flat, ______ layers.
Diagonal.
Parallel.
Straight.
Curvy.
None of the above.
