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Worksheets9.2 Composition of The Earth
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Boring Rock
2.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
3.
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
4.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
5.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
6.
What is a rock?
a)
Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
b)
A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
c)
Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
7.
This type of rock is usually formed in layers.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
8.
This type of rock is formed by heat and pressure.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
9.
Most fossils are found in this type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
10.
This type of rock is a rock that has changed from another type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
11.
Marble is an example of this type of rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
12.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?
a)
Magma
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
14.
What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sand
15.
In which location would you most likely find an igneous rock?
a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
Which force plays a major role in the formation of metamorphic rock?
a)
Acceleration
b)
Friction
c)
Pressure
d)
Centrifugal force
17.
How long have rocks been around?
a)
a few months
b)
a few years
c)
millions and billions of years
18.
A scientist who studies rocks is called a
. . .
a)
geographer
b)
geographist
c)
geologer
d)
geologist
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