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WorksheetsRocks, Rocks and Rocks
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
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?
Magma
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
A natural process that slowly changes or breaks apart rocks.
WEATHERING
EROSION
DEPOSITION
FOSSIL
When sediments are PICKED UP and moved to a new place.
WEATHERING
EROSION
DEPOSITION
SCHOOL BUS
When sediments are DROPPED OFF at a new location.
WEATHERING
EROSION
DEPOSITION
MAILBOX
Rocks are squeezed by overlaying sediment. What is this called?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Cementation
What kind of rock requires COMPLETE melting and cooling?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
All rocks do
No rock does
What kind of rock is made by the evaporation of water from a saturated solution?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
What kind of rock is made from the remains of previously living material?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
Small crystals?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
Bituminous Coal?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
Pumice?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
Rock made of other particles?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
Cooled above ground?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Igneous, Extrusive
Becoming a rock?
Geoification
Rockified
Lithification
Qualified
ite
Absolute proof of extrusive formation and cooling?
small crystals
small particles
high silicon content
"bubbles" in the rock
low silicon content
Correct order for a sedimentary clastic rock?
Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Deposition, Cementation
Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Cementation, Depositon
Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Weathering, Cementation
Weathering, Cementation, Compaction, Deposition, Erosion
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
What does granite weather into?
Limestone and sand
Sand and clay
Clay and sediment
Sand and pebbles
Diorite and gabbro
Rock(s) that can contain fossils?
Igneous and sedimentary
Igneous only
Sedimentary and metamorphic
Sedimentary only
Any rock can, under extrusive conditions
Which type of rock will begin the process of lithification deepest within the Earth?
Clastic, Sedimentary
Biochemical, Sedimentary
Chemical, Sedimentary
Igneous, Intrusive
Which of these is volcanic glass?
Pumice
Quartz
Obsidian
Smooth granite
What kind of metamorphism involves contact with magma?
Igneous metamorphism
Regional metamorphiscm
Contact metamorphism
Asymetrical metamorphism
What does limestone become, as a metamorphic rock?
Granite
Basalt
Siltstone
Marble
When making a clastic, sedimentary rock, which came last?
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Cementation
Compaction
What kind of rock is coal?
Biochemical sedimentary
Regional metamorphic
Contact metamorphic
Clastic sedimentary
How are different types of clastic, sedimentary rocks classified?
Mineral type
Age
Foliation lines
Particle size
What does a foliated rock have?
Bubbles
Large particles
Wavey lines
Distinct lines where it will break easily
What does a vesicular rock have?
Pits and cavities
Large particles
Large crystals
Lines
What effect does a fluid have on the melting point of a rock?
No change at all.
Raises the melting point
Lowers the melting point
Solidifies the melting point
Causes the melting point to become variable
