WorksheetsRocks and minerals
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary are all types of what?
a)
coal
b)
cookies
c)
minerals
d)
rocks
2.
There are how many types of rocks?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
3
d)
2
3.
What do all rocks have in common?
a)
same size
b)
same color
c)
contain minerals
d)
same shape
4.
The process of wearing away rock is known as ____________________.
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
mineral
c)
deposition
d)
weathering
5.
There are 3 types of rocks. They are ...
a)
Volcanic - Magma - Bedrock
b)
Metamorphic - Igneous - Sedimentary
c)
Minerals - Fossil - Crust
d)
Lava - Magma - Crust
6.
The hot liquid inside the Earth is called ...
a)
CRUST
b)
BEDROCK
c)
MAGMA
d)
VOLCANO
7.
What type of rock is made from magma?
a)
SEDIMENTARY
b)
METAMORPHIC
c)
IGNEOUS
8.
Liquid that flows when a volcano erupts
a)
WATER
b)
MUD
c)
LAVA
d)
MAGMA
9.
I am the main type of rock that has been changed by extreme heat or pressure. What type of rock am I?
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
10.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
1. What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?
a)
it will melt into lava
b)
it will weather and erode
c)
it will become a metamorphic rock
d)
it will become a sedimentary
12.
This marble was once limestone, but heat and pressure changed it, recrystallizing the calcite and distorting the layers.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
13.
Obsidian is formed from molten lava that cools so quickly that it forms a natural glass instead of crystals.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
14.
Pumice is formed when magma reaches the surface, and reduced pressure lets gas bubbles escape. When it cools, it has so many trapped air bubbles that it will actually float in water.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
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