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The Rock Cycle

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

b)

Brown, Red, Gray

c)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

d)

Streak, Hardness, Breakage

2.

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. This creates layers in the rock. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

3.

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. Comes from inside a volcano. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

4.

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

a)

meteorologist

b)

veterinarian

c)

podiatrist

d)

geologist

5.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces because of exposure to natural elements, like ice, wind, water, and living things, is called __________.

a)

sediments

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

6.

Rocks are always changing and going through the rock cycle.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The process by which metamorphic (MORPH) rocks are formed...

a)

melting and cooling

b)

heat and pressure

c)

erosion and deposition

8.

Broken down smaller pieces of rock are called _________.

a)

weathering

b)

texture

c)

sediment

9.

______ rock forms from magma/lava.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

10.

What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?

a)

cementation

b)

weathering

c)

composition

11.

Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Name of the impression of a plant or animal, in the soil, that existed in the past.

a)

hardness

b)

diamond

c)

fossil

13.

What characteristics can be used to categorize rocks?

a)

size

b)

smell

c)

texture

d)

color

e)

taste