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Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Rocks and the Rock Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Lava is

a)

molten or liquid rock underground

b)

molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface

c)

a type of rock formed from magma

d)

a fragment that makes up a rock

2.

Magma is

a)

molten or liquid rock underground

b)

molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface

c)

a type of rock formed from magma

d)

a fragment that makes up a rock

3.

A rock is

a)

a naturally occurring, inorganic solid

b)

a natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains

c)

molten or liquid material that is deep beneath Earth's surface

d)

a halloween treat

4.

What do geologists call the fragments that make up a rock?

a)

sediment

b)

texture

c)

grain

d)

lava

5.

How do geologists classify rocks?

a)

Based on how they form.

b)

Based on where they are found.

c)

Based on their density.

d)

Based on their mass.

6.

What do geologists call the small pieces of rock formed when rocks break down?

a)

sediment

b)

texture

c)

grain

d)

lava

7.

The grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock is called

a)

sediment

b)

texture

c)

igneous

d)

metamorphic

8.

Define rock cycle

a)

the process through which all minerals are formed

b)

the process that changes wastewater into drinking water

c)

the process that makes a rock smooth

d)

the process that changes one rock type into another

9.

Igneous rock forms

a)

where sediment is deposited, compacted, and cemented

b)

as the result of erosion and deposition

c)

when rocks are exposed to extreme temperature, pressure, or chemical fluids

d)

from magma as it cools underground and crystallizes

10.

Sedimentary rock forms

a)

where sediment is deposited, compacted and cemented

b)

as the result of lava reaching the Earth's surface

c)

when rocks are exposed to extreme temperature, pressure, or chemical fluids

d)

from magma as it cools underground and crystallizes

11.

Metamorphic rock forms

a)

where sediment is deposited, compacted and cemented

b)

as the result of lava reaching the Earth's surface

c)

when rocks are exposed to extreme temperature, pressure, or chemical fluids

d)

from magma as it cools underground and crystallizes

12.

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Metamorphic rock can form from...

a)

Only igneous rock

b)

Igneous and sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock

d)

Only sedimentary rock

14.

How does magma become Igneous rock?

a)

it erupts

b)

it cools and crystallizes

c)

it weathers and is eroded then deposited

d)

it melts

15.

Uplift is when...

a)

Extreme heat and pressure cause metamorphic rock

b)

Pressure above Earth's surface moves rocks down below

c)

Pressure below Earth's surface moves rocks up to the surface

d)

Pressure I feel when I take a test!