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Rocks, Rocks and Rocks

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure and usually some water. It never actually melts entirely. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

2.

A natural process that slowly changes or breaks apart rocks.

a)

WEATHERING

b)

EROSION

c)

DEPOSITION

d)

FOSSIL

3.

When sediments are PICKED UP and moved to a new place.

a)

WEATHERING

b)

EROSION

c)

DEPOSITION

d)

SCHOOL BUS

4.

When sediments are DROPPED OFF at a new location.

a)

WEATHERING

b)

EROSION

c)

DEPOSITION

d)

MAILBOX

5.

Rocks are squeezed by overlaying sediment. What is this called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Compaction

e)

Cementation

6.

What kind of rock requires COMPLETE melting and cooling?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

All rocks do

e)

No rock does

7.

What kind of rock is made by the evaporation of water from a saturated solution?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

8.

What kind of rock is made from the remains of previously living material?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

9.

Small crystals?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

10.

Bituminous Coal?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

11.

Pumice?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

12.

Rock made of other particles?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

13.

Cooled above ground?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

e)

Igneous, Extrusive

14.

Becoming a rock?

a)

Geoification

b)

Rockified

c)

Lithification

d)

Qualified

e)

ite

15.

Absolute proof of extrusive formation and cooling?

a)

small crystals

b)

small particles

c)

high silicon content

d)

"bubbles" in the rock

e)

low silicon content

16.

Correct order for a sedimentary clastic rock?

a)

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Deposition, Cementation

b)

Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Cementation, Depositon

c)

Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Weathering, Cementation

d)

Weathering, Cementation, Compaction, Deposition, Erosion

e)

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

17.

What does granite weather into?

a)

Limestone and sand

b)

Sand and clay

c)

Clay and sediment

d)

Sand and pebbles

e)

Diorite and gabbro

18.

Rock(s) that can contain fossils?

a)

Igneous and sedimentary

b)

Igneous only

c)

Sedimentary and metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary only

e)

Any rock can, under extrusive conditions

19.

Which type of rock will begin the process of lithification deepest within the Earth?

a)

Clastic, Sedimentary

b)

Biochemical, Sedimentary

c)

Chemical, Sedimentary

d)

Igneous, Intrusive

20.

Which of these is volcanic glass?

a)

Pumice

b)

Quartz

c)

Obsidian

d)

Smooth granite

21.

What kind of metamorphism involves contact with magma?

a)

Igneous metamorphism

b)

Regional metamorphiscm

c)

Contact metamorphism

d)

Asymetrical metamorphism

22.

What does limestone become, as a metamorphic rock?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

c)

Siltstone

d)

Marble

23.

When making a clastic, sedimentary rock, which came last?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Cementation

e)

Compaction

24.

What kind of rock is coal?

a)

Biochemical sedimentary

b)

Regional metamorphic

c)

Contact metamorphic

d)

Clastic sedimentary

25.

How are different types of clastic, sedimentary rocks classified?

a)

Mineral type

b)

Age

c)

Foliation lines

d)

Particle size

26.

What does a foliated rock have?

a)

Bubbles

b)

Large particles

c)

Wavey lines

d)

Distinct lines where it will break easily

27.

What does a vesicular rock have?

a)

Pits and cavities

b)

Large particles

c)

Large crystals

d)

Lines

28.

What effect does a fluid have on the melting point of a rock?

a)

No change at all.

b)

Raises the melting point

c)

Lowers the melting point

d)

Solidifies the melting point

e)

Causes the melting point to become variable