WorksheetsRock Cycle Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
When magma cools on Earth's surface or within the crust, if becomes
sediment
sedimentary rock
sand
igneous rock
This rock was created by heat and pressure. What type of rock is this?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
This rock was created by volcanic activity. What type of rock is this?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Particles of rock are called sediment. When sediment is pressed together and hardens, it becomes __________ rock. Sandstone is an example made of sand particles.
Igneous
erosion
sedimentary
metamorphic
The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is:
foliation.
erosion
deposition.
weathering.
The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is:
foliation.
erosion
deposition.
weathering.
Why do metamorphic rocks rarely contain fossils?
These rocks are formed underwater, and the water dissolves the fossils.
The rock formation occurs from extremely hot magma deep inside the crust where organisms do not live.
These rocks undergo extremely high pressure or temperature changes when formed, which would destroy fossils
These rocks are usually formed from extremely hot magma or with severe lava explosions, which would destroy fossils.
Which of the following is a true statement about the rock cycle?
Heat, pressure, cooling, weathering, erosion, and deposition change rock
The formation of rock within the cycle ends after metamorphic rocks form.
Weathering occurs in igneous rocks but never in sedimentary or metamorphic
What must happen to a sedimentary rock in order for it to change into an igneous rock?
It must be weathered and eroded.
It must melt, then cool and harden.
It must become cemented to other rocks.
It must be put under pressure until new minerals form in it
Pieces of rock that are carried from one place to another by a medium such as water. Erosion breaks down larger rock into smaller pieces and then carries and deposits it in another location.
magma
rock
sediments
lava
