WorksheetsThe Rock Cycle
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
2.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
3.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
4.
Which layer of the Earth is made of iron and some nickel?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
5.
Which physical layer is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
6.
Which layer of the core is solid?
a)
inner
b)
outer
7.
What is the correct layers of the earth starting with the surface?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core ,crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core , crust, mantle
8.
Which layer of Earth is liquid metal?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Asthenosphere
9.
Which is the hottest layer and has the most pressure on it?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner core
10.
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
11.
The outermost layer of the Earth that contains the continents and the oceans.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
12.
A scientist who studies Earth's processes and the history that shaped it is called a......
a)
geologist
b)
biologist
c)
teacher
d)
students
13.
The layer of rock between the Earth's core and crust.
a)
outer core
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
mantle
14.
Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust. What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
a)
Mechanical weathering
b)
Wind weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Erosion weathering
15.
What is likely to cause cracks on the sidewalk?
a)
Repeated freezing and thawing of water
b)
Tree roots or plant roots growing bigger
c)
Both and A and B
d)
Neither A or B
16.
What human activities can increase the rate of weathering?
a)
Increasing the amount of acid rain
b)
Paving over large portions of land
c)
All of the other answers.
d)
Strip mining and agriculture
17.
Which diagram represents mechanical weathering?
a)
G
b)
F
c)
H
d)
J
18.
Which type of climate would cause the greatest rate of weathering?
a)
Cold and dry
b)
Cold and humid (wet)
c)
Warm and humid (wet)
d)
Warm and dry
19.
A student hiking in a rock area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and creak?
a)
Erosion by wind
b)
Water freezing and thawing
c)
Erosion by fast-moving
d)
Sediments being deposited.
20.
When Joe saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, he exclaimed, "These mountains are much younger than ours back East!" Which feature supports his conclusion that the Rockies were relatively young mountains?
a)
Their sedimentary layers are still exposed
b)
They have rounded tops
c)
They have sharp peaks
d)
Weathering has not yet hardened the rock
21.
What is the weathering process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces (sediments) and do not change the rock composition?
a)
Acid weathering
b)
Gravity weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Mechanical weathering
22.
Which of the following is the most important agent of chemical weathering to form this cave?
a)
Water - It can carry acid and dissolve rock
b)
Erosion - Moves the rocks from one place to another
c)
Wind - It displaces rocks
d)
Exfoliation - New cracks give chemical reactions the chance to operate
23.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
24.
How can wind change a sand dune?
a)
Water can wash the sand away.
b)
Strong winds can blow sand off the dunes.
c)
Wind can blow sand into the water.
25.
What are the 4 main agents of erosion?
a)
Ice, Snow, Rocks
b)
Landslides, Erosion, Volcanoes, Flooding
c)
Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity
26.
Plant roots conduct -
a)
Physical weathering
b)
Chemical weathering
c)
Both physical AND chemical weathering
27.
Agents of physical weathering include _________, plant, and animal actions.
a)
temperature changes
b)
oxidation
c)
fossil fuels
d)
deterioration
28.
When fossil fuels are burned, these chemicals combine with water in the atmosphere to produce..
a)
deposition
b)
cleaner air
c)
stronger acids
d)
physical weathering
29.
What causes minerals in rocks to be changed and leads to the deterioration of the rock?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical weathering
30.
What can caused a rock to break without any change in the minerals that form the rock?
a)
oxidation
b)
acid rain
c)
freezing water
d)
fossil fuels
31.
An increase in temperature will cause ____ as its atoms move about more and atoms take up more space.
a)
rocks to expand
b)
rocks to contract
32.
A decrease in temperature will cause a ________ as its atoms slow down and atoms take up less space.
a)
rocks to expand
b)
rocks to contract
33.
Repeated temperature changes can ________ of a rock, causing it to crumble.
a)
strengthen the structure
b)
weaken the structure
34.
Burrowing animals can move soil and rock to the surface which exposes rocks and can cause...
a)
physical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
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