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WorksheetsRocks Test Review #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The statue of liberty is made of copper. It was originally brown but has since turned green. This is probably due to _______.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Humans
2.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
3.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
4.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
5.
Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
a)
Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
b)
frost wedging
c)
Paper being burned
6.
When wind blows over the land, it picks up the smallest particles of sediment.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical or mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
8.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
9.
Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
10.
Potholes forming in the road after a cold winter is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
11.
A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
12.
A piece of sandstone changing color (from brown to rusty red) from exposure to water and air is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
13.
The formation of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave as water mixed with carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid, which dissolves away the limestone, is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
14.
The formation of large cracks in the face of a mountain from ice wedging is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
15.
Exposure to rain and oxygen causes the metal minerals in rocks to rust and fall apart. This is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
16.
Which of the following is technically not a sediment?
a)
Bits of sand
b)
Crushed pieces of bone
c)
Shells
d)
Tiny pieces of dried leaves
17.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
18.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
19.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
20.
Sedimentary rocks are often found near
a)
lakes, river, and oceans
b)
volcanoes
c)
plates colliding
21.
What type of rock can be described as being clastic , organic (biological) , or chemical?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
22.
If a rock contains living materials (or formerly living material) it is
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
23.
How is a Rock named?
a)
By how it is formed
b)
By its color
c)
By how it feels
24.
A rock is made of two or more minerals?
a)
False
b)
True
25.
New rocks can be made from weathering and erosion.
a)
False
b)
True
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