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The Rock Cycle Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What powers the rock cycle?
a)
Energy from the sun and processes deep within the Earth
b)
Ocean
c)
Weathering
d)
Sleep
2.

This rock was created by heat and pressure. What type of rock is this?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

3.

This rock was created by volcanic activity. What type of rock is this?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

4.

This rock was created by erosion. What type of rock is this?

a)

Igenous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

5.
What type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava?
a)
igneous rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
heavy rock
6.
What is the type of rock that is formed by undergoing tremendous heat and pressure?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
stone rock
7.
What is the type of rock that is formed from the compaction and cementation of sediment?
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
metaigneous rock
8.

The Rock Cycle usually take how long ?

a)

A few hundred years

b)

A few thousand years

c)

Millions of years

d)

Rocks always stay the same

9.

When magma cools on Earth's surface or within the crust, if becomes

a)

sediment

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

sand

d)

igneous rock

10.
How many basic rock categories are there?
a)
one
b)
four
c)
three
d)
six
11.
What are most rocks made of?
a)
minerals
b)
dirt
12.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
13.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
16.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
17.

A ________________ is natually occurring solid with a definite chemical compostition.

a)

Rock

b)

Mineral

c)

Sediment

d)

Weathering

18.

Fossils are usually found in _______________________ rock

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Mineral

19.

The rock cycle is driven by ______________________ .

a)

Plate tectonics

b)

Earth currents

c)

The Sun and Moon

d)

Inner core

20.

_________________ rocks!

a)

Math

b)

History

c)

ELA

d)

Science

21.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Washing out

22.

Why is it important to keep plants alive on sand dunes?

a)

Because their root systems help hold the sand in place in order to prevent erosion.

b)

Because their root systems help hold the sand in place in order to prevent weathering.

c)

Because the plants look pretty.

23.

This is a satellite image of the Houston Ship Channel. Which point on this image will experience the most erosion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which process best describes how the Grand Canyon was formed?

a)

Erosion and weathering by water

b)

Erosion and weathering by wind

c)

Weathering and deposition by wind

d)

Deposition by water

25.

This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​ (a)   force and a form of ​ (b)   weathering and erosion.

Choose from the below words
destructive
mechanical
chemical
constructive
water
liquid
26.

​ (a)   the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

Choose from the below words

weathering

uplift

rock formation

metamorphic rock

27.

Select the area on the stream table were DEPOSITION is occurring.

28.

Choose the arrow(s) that represent WEATHERING AND EROSION.

29.

This word describes the CARRYING AWAY of sediment and soil by water, wind, and gravity
(a)  

Choose from the below words

erosion

weathering

diverge

igneous

30.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Material is dropped to make a new landform.

1.

deposition

b)

Breaking down of materials.

2.

weathering

c)

Carrying small broken pieces to a new location

3.

erosion

31.

Match the following processes with their definitions.

Categorize the following

Breaking down rocks and land by gravity, wind, & plants.

Breaking down rocks and land by dissolving, oxidation, & carbonation

Moving rocks & sediment to a new location.

Dropping rocks & sediment in new locations

Physical Weathering
Chemical weathering
Erosion
Deposition
32.

A root that cracks a rock as it grows is an example of
​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

Mechanical Weathering

Chemical Weathering

33.

An enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil is called a (a)   .

Choose from the below words

A glacier

An iceberg

An ice wedge

A sand dune

34.

Click on the landform(S) created by WIND

35.

​ (a)   are created by erosion and deposition of sand sediment

Choose from the below words
Sand dunes
Mountains
Deltas
Canyons
36.

When a rock breaks apart into smaller pieces because of freezing and thawing or water reacting with it, this is called​ ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
weathering
compaction
cementation
erosion
37.

Label the correct locations of

  1. Deposition

  2. Erosion

  3. Weathering

38.

What causes most erosion on earth?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

water

wind

gravity

Lebron

39.

This breakdown of rock on the surface of Earth, usually by the force of water, wind, or ice is called (a)  

Choose from the below words
weathering.
Erosion
Volcanism
40.
Question Image

Match the term to the definition:

a)

Weathering

1.

Breaking rock

b)

Erosion

2.

Moving rock

c)

Deposition

3.

dropping off, building up rock