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Rocks and Fossils Review Day 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which rock layer is the oldest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
They are all the same age.
2.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
3.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
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.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
6.

Lava cools to create which type of rock?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

7.

How does sedimentary rock become metamorphic?

a)

Being Burned

b)

Erosion

c)

Melting into magma

d)

Heat and Pressure

8.

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Rock Cycle

9.

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

a)

Rocks

b)

Sediments

c)

Fossils

d)

Minerals

10.
Sediments are falling into the layers.  What do the sediments do to make sedimentary rocks?
a)
get eroded more
b)
ice wedging breaks it apart
c)
the sediments do not get compacted
d)
compacted and cemented together
11.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
12.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic