WorksheetsRocks and Weathering
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of rock is being formed?
Foliated Metamorphic
Intrusive Igneous
Extrusive Igneous
Nonfoliated Metamorphic
There is only one clear path through the rock cycle.
True
False
What processes change rock on Earth's surface?
metamorphism
weathering
compaction
cementation
What would happen to a sedimentary rock if it was exposed to lots of heat and pressure?
becomes magma
becomes igneous rock
becomes a different sedimentary rock
becomes metamorphic rock
What type of texture does igneous rock have when magma cools slowly?
coarse grained
mini sized grain
fine grained
smooth grained
What type of rock is pictured?
foliated metamorphic
foliated igneous
clastic sedimentary
nonfoliated metamorphic
What is happening at #1
melting
heat and pressure
compaction
weathering
What is happening at #6?
melting
solidifying
weathering
cementation
What are the processes that form Sedimentary?
weathering, melting, cooling and solidifying
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
weathering, heat and pressure
melting, cooling, deposition, compaction
What is it called when sediment is dropped and comes to rest?
weathering
erosion
deposition
compaction
What occurs when water or wind loosens and carries away/moves fragments of rock?
cementation
melting
erosion
compaction
One example of a mechanical weathering force is...
abrasion
oxidation
carbonic acid
acid rain
An example of a chemical weathering agent is...
acid rain
plant roots
ice wedging
animal scratches
Chemical weathering is faster in areas that are...
hot and dry
cold and dry
hot and humid
cold and humid
Waves change the surface of the Earth by
moving water over the land
pounding down on rocks and eroding the sediment away
moving over the ground and abrading it
blowing sand against the land
Erosion causes a
physical change
chemical change
What agent of weathering and erosion created this?
wind
water
ice
gravity
Which agent of weathering most likely created this crack?
wind blowing sand against it
ice freezing and thawing
water flowing over it
gravity pulling it down hill
Floodplains and sand bars are all formed by
weathering
deposition
erosion
compaction
A mudslide flowing downhill is being caused by which agent?
water
wind
ice
gravity
