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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What type of rock is formed from molten rock?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
What is the called when rocks in Earth's crust are slowly broken into smaller parts?
deposition
erosion
weathering
minerals
What is a break or crack in rocks where Earth's crust can move suddenly?
earthquake
fault
weathering
erosion
What are natural, non-living solid crystals that make up rocks?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Minerals
Sedimentary
What is the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again?
rock cycle
water cycle
condensation
evaporation
What type of rock is formed from intense heat and pressure?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Minerals
Metamorphic
A rock that formed from magma has very large crystals. How did it cool?
very quickly
on land
under water
very slowly
A rock has layers and is made of small grains of sediment. What type of rock is it?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Graphite
Which statement about minerals is true?
A mineral can scratch any mineral with a higher hardness.
A mineral always has the same color.
A streak can be a different color than the mineral itself.
Cleavage refers to the shape of a mineral's crystals.
Which is an example of liquid water on Earth's surface?
a glacier
water vapor
lake
an ice cap
Which of the following can rapidly change Earth's surface?
canyons
volcanoes
chemical weatherin
erosion
Where do earthquakes occur?
near an epicenter
in the mountains
along a fault
in the ocean
What is the recycling of old rock into new rock called?
metamorphic
water cycle
rock cycle
magma
What is the process called where weathered rock is taken away?
deposition
erosion
chemical weathering
physical weathering
Most of Earth's water is _____________.
fresh water
ice caps
salt water
drinking water
What causes sedimentary rock to turn into metamorphic rock?
magma
chemical pressure
heat and pressure
minerals and crystals
In which stage of the water cycle does water vapor change into droplets of liquid water?
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
collection
What are 3 different ways that you can test a mineral to determine what it is?
streak, Moh's hardness scale, and luster
streak, weight, and color
streak, size, and weight
streak, weight, and Moh's hardness scale
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Climate is anything outside.
Weather is how air, water, and temperature interact each day. Climate is rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Weather is how air, water, and temperature interact each day. Climate is the weather in an area over time.
Weather is the breaking of rocks. Climate is the breaking of chemicals.
What are the three kinds of rocks?
Igneous, precipitation, condensation
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
Igneous, Metamorphic, and sandstone
Igneous, minerals, and sedimentary
What are the four main parts of the water cycle?
condensation, precipitation, evaporation, collection
condensation, metamorphic, weathering, evaporation
collection, expiration, participation, condensation
