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WorksheetsRock Cycle Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Refer to the Rock Cycle diagram. What statement best describes a process that occurs in the rock cycle?
Metamorphic can form due to deposition and burial of sediments
Sedimentary rock can become igneous rock and metamorphic rock
Igneous rock can form when metamorphism of the rock occurs
Sedimentary rock can form when it is melted down into magma
A rock formed beneath a lake and contains fossils of aquatic animals. Over time, this rock is forced into the mantle due to plate movement and melts. As the melted magma cuts through rock layers, it cools and crystallizes below the surface. Which change in rock type has occurred?
Igneous rock has turned into sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rock has turned into metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock has turned into igneous rock
Metamorphic rock has turned into sedimentary rock
What type of rock is formed due to cooling and crystallization?
Parent/Bed rock
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Which statement best describes how sedimentary rock is formed?
Flowing magma cooled quickly, creating many crystals.
Extreme pressure melted and formed minerals in uneven layers.
Layers of mineral deposits were compressed and cemented over time.
Separate layers of lava cooled over time, hardening at different rates.
Which is labeled correctly
1-Igneous Rock, 2-Sedimentary Rock, 3-Sediments,
4-Metamorphic Rock
1-Metamorphic Rock, 2-Igneous Rock, 3-Sediments,
4-Sedimentary Rock
1-Sedimentary Rock, 2-Metamorphic Rock, 3-Igneous Rock,
4-Sediments
1-Sediments, 2-Metamorphic Rock, 3-Igneous Rock,
4-Sedimentary Rock
What forces can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure
Weathering and erosion
Compaction and cementation
Rapid cooling and crystallization
Chemical weathering occurs whenever rocks are broken down and chemically altered. Which statement would BEST describe chemical weathering?
Lichen growing on rocks can produce acid that reacts with the rock and helps to break down the rock to form soil
Water freezing and thawing causing the rock to break down into smaller pieces and help form soil
Scraping of rocks due to friction between rocks and moving particles in ocean waves
Roots of a plants growing in the side of a mountain breaks down rocks into smaller pieces helping to create soil
Look at the diagram. Permeability is determined by the soil's texture. Which type of soil would be LEAST permeable?
Gravel
Sand
Silt
Clay
Soil that is permeable allows water to flow through it easily. The texture of the soil determines the permeability. Which statement about the texture of soil and permeability is correct?
Smaller the particles the higher the permeability
Smaller the particles the lower the permeability
Larger the particles the lower the permeability
Particle size does not affect the permeability
Look at the picture of this cave. What erosion agent MOST likely caused the formation of this cave?
Sandblasting due to the wind blowing sand
Water freezing and then thawing causing the cracks in the cliff
Water from the ocean wearing away the cliff
Pressure caused by two plate moving together
This diagram shows several layers at and below Earth's surface. Which process could have helped form these layers shown in this diagram?
Cooling and crystallization of magma
Rocks broken down into smaller pieces
Deposition of sediments
Extreme heat and pressure
Mechanical weathering occurs whenever rocks are broken down into smaller pieces. Which statement would BEST describe mechanical weathering?
Acid rain helps dissolve limestone and can form caves or sinkholes
Iron is an element that makes up some rocks. Rocks are broken down due to a reaction with iron and oxygen in the atmosphere known as oxidation
A plant's roots produces an acid that is released into the soil and helps dissolve rocks
Water freezes in the cracks of rocks and a process of ice wedging could occur breaking rock into smaller pieces.
Rocks that are subjected to extreme heat and pressure can transform rock. Which statement could correctly describe the change that could occur due to these extreme conditions?
Sedimentary rock can turn into igneous rock
Igneous rock can turn into metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock can turn into igneous rock
Igneous rock can turn into sedimentary rock
Which statement BEST describes the rock cycle?
Rocks change from one form to another due to a process when rock is formed, altered, destroyed, and reformed naturally
The path water follows as it moves around Earth through different state of matter due to heat from the sun
Weathered rock mixed with humus formed when bedrock is broken down by physical weathering or chemical weathering
Rocks that are formed due to a process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces
How is metamorphic rock transformed to sedimentary rock?
Crystallization and cooling
Erosion and deposition
Volcanic eruption and cooling
Faulting and extreme heat
A rock that has fossils is subjected to extreme heat and pressure. These extreme conditions produces a harder rock without fossils. What kind of changes occurred to this rock?
Metamorphic rock turned into igneous rock
Igneous rock turned into sedimentary rock
Igneous rock turned into metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock turned into metamorphic rock
What type/s of rock/s can melt to form magma?
Igneous Rock Only
Metamorphic Rock Only
Igneous, Metamorphic, & Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic & Igneous Rocks
Which explanation describes how metamorphic rocks are formed?
Metamorphic rock is formed when sedimentary and igneous rocks change over time under heat and pressure.
Metamorphic rock is formed when earthquakes shake up the rocks so they are broken into small pieces.
Metamorphic rock is formed when sedimentary rocks are broken down over time by wind and rain.
Metamorphic rock is formed when lava that erupts from a volcano cools in the atmosphere.
According to the rock cycle, which results from thermal energy and forces within in the earth?
Formation of sediments
Formation of metamorphic rocks
Formation of sedimentary rocks
Formation of igneous rocks
What forms from materials that are deposited, buried, compacted, and cemented?
Intrusive igneous rock
Extrusive igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Use the diagram of the rock cycle to help you answer the question. What has to occur to change metamorphic rock into sediments?
Heat & pressure
Compaction & Cementation
Melting & Cooling
Weathering & Erosion
What is the correct order in the process of sedimentary rock formation?
Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
Compaction, cementation, weathering, erosion, deposition
Weathering, deposition, compaction, erosion, cementation
Compaction, deposition, erosion, weathering, cementation
Which horizon contains the greatest amount of humus?
A
B
C
Bedrock
What part of the water cycle diagram returns water vapor back to the atmosphere?
1
2
3
4
What part of the water cycle does arrow #5 represent in the water cycle diagram?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Infiltration
Run-off
What type of physical weathering occurs whenever sediments in moving water creates friction and helps to smooth and round rocks found where the shore meets the ocean?
Abrasion
Oxidation
Infiltration
Run-off
The illustration shows how a cave has formed within limestone due to a major, natural process. What process would be responsible for the formation of this cave?
Volcanic eruptions
Chemical weathering
Wind erosion
Deposition
Use the illustration of a river flowing down a mountainside to answer the question. Deposition occurs due to the accumulation of eroded soil as the velocity of a river decreases. Where would the greatest deposition be?
1
2
3
Deposition would not occur at any point in the river because the water is constantly flowing
What type of metamorphic rock forms whenever the sedimentary rock limestone comes in contact with magma?
Marble
Granite
Pumice
Sandstone
Compression of sediments will help form which type of rock?
Metamorphic
Igneous and Sedimentary
Sedimentary
Igneous, Sedimentary, & Metamorphic
