WorksheetsTypes of Rocks
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Indigenous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
2.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
3.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
4.
What process is used to form metamorphic rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
5.
What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?
a)
Igneous only
b)
Sedimentary only
c)
Metamorphic only
d)
Any type of rock
6.
Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?
a)
Ingenious
b)
Igneous
c)
Indigenous
d)
Indigo
7.
What type of scientist is most likely to study rocks?
a)
geologists
b)
biologists
c)
meteorologists
d)
biochemicists
8.
Which of the choices below is NOT one of the three types of rocks?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Indigenous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
9.
What material is used to form igneous rocks?
a)
magma
b)
sand
c)
gravel
d)
fossils
10.
What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?
a)
Igneous only
b)
Sedimentary only
c)
Metamorphic only
d)
Any type of rock
11.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
12.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
13.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
What is sedimentary?
a)
Formed by heat and pressure
b)
Formed by heat and cooling
c)
Layered rock formed by compaction
d)
All of the above
15.
What is Igneous?
a)
Formed from heat and cooling
b)
Layered rocks formed by compaction
c)
Magma
d)
All of the above
16.
What is metamorphic?
a)
Mud pie
b)
Melting and cooling
c)
Layered rock
d)
Heat and pressure
17.
How does sedimentary turn into metamorphic?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
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18.
How does sedimentary turn into metamorphic?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Books about monkeys
19.
How does Igneous turn into Sediments?
a)
Heat and pressure
b)
Weathering and Erosion
c)
Minerals
d)
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