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Rock Cycle and Rocks - Unit Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
2.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
3.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
4.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
5.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

7.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
8.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
9.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
10.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
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)

diamond

b)

hardness

c)

fossil

13.
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
14.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
16.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a
a)
Clastic Rock
b)
Nonclastic Rock
c)
Nonfoliated Rock
d)
Foliated Rock
17.
An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)
a)
Chemical Rock
b)
Foliated Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Intrusive Rock
18.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
19.
The parent rock of Gneiss is
a)
Marble
b)
Granite
c)
Obsidian
d)
Biotite
20.
When minerals line up in bands within a metamorphic rock, this rock is...
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Foliated
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary
21.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
22.
The igneous rock texture that is characterized by two distinctly different crystal sizes is called
a)
Coarse grained
b)
Fine grained
c)
Glassy
d)
Porphyritic
23.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
24.
A metamorphic rock can become ______.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all of these
25.
An igneous rock can become ______.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of these
26.
What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive
a)
Have layers
b)
Have Rounded Edges
c)
Form from Lava
d)
Form By Sediment
27.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
28.

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

a)

It must be broken down into sediment

b)

It must be melted into magma

c)

Its minerals must dissolve in water

d)

It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

29.
How does an intrusive igneous rock form?
a)
The deep ocean cools and hardens the rock.
b)
The rock cools and hardens deep below Earth's surface.
c)
The rock cools on land after a volcano erupts.
d)
The air cools the rock on land when lava flows down a volcano.
30.

Layers in sedimentary rocks are known as __.

a)

bedding

b)

foliations

c)

no name, just layers

d)

there are no layers in sedimentary rocks

31.

Metamorphic rocks can form straight from sediment.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Metamorphic rocks that don't fully melt when touching magma go through ___.

a)

regional metamorphism

b)

contact metamorphism

c)

crystallization

d)

lithification

33.

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

a)

evaporation and precipitation

b)

melting and solidification

c)

extreme heat and pressure

34.

Describe the texture of breccia.

a)

vesicular

b)

clastic

c)

crystalline

d)

bioclastic

35.

Which of the following is a land-derived sedimentary rock?

a)

rock gypsum

b)

limestone

c)

gabbro

d)

conglomerate

36.

Describe the texture of limestone.

a)

bioclastic

b)

clastic

c)

vesicular

d)

glassy

37.

Which of the following is an organically formed sedimentary rock?

a)

obsidian

b)

coal

c)

siltstone

d)

shale

38.

Describe the texture of dolostone.

a)

clastic

b)

bioclastic

c)

glassy

d)

crystalline

39.

Describe the method of lithification for rock gypsum?

a)

melting and solidification

b)

extreme heat and pressure

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

evaporation and precipitation

40.

Where is magma located?

a)

above ground

b)

below ground

c)

in the stratosphere

d)

in the thermosphere

41.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock.

a)

smooth

b)

coarse

c)

vesicular

d)

glassy

42.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock.

a)

glassy

b)

rough

c)

vesicular

d)

coarse

43.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock (grain size 1-10 mm).

a)

vesicular

b)

glassy

c)

fine

d)

coarse

44.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock (grain size < 1mm).

a)

glassy

b)

fine

c)

coarse

d)

vesicular

45.

Describe the mineral composition of the following igneous rock.

a)

felsic

b)

mafic

46.

Describe the mineral composition of the following igneous rock.

a)

felsic

b)

mafic

47.

Describe the environment of formation for the following igneous rock (grain size > 10 mm).

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

48.

Describe the environment of formation for the following igneous rock.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

49.

Which rock has never melted, but was produced by great heat and pressure, which distorted and rearranged its minerals?

a)

siltstone

b)

breccia

c)

pegmatite

d)

metaconglomerate

50.

The photograph shows the texture of a rock composed of various minerals as seen through a microscope. Which rock is most likely shown above?

a)

sandstone

b)

anthracite coal

c)

dunite

d)

schist

51.

The cross section represents a portion of Earth's crust. Letters A through D are locations within the rock units. At which location is quartzite most likely found?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

Which rock is only formed by regional metamorphism?

a)

slate

b)

hornfels

c)

dunite

d)

marble

53.

Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss bedrock probably formed from the

a)

cementing together of individual miner grains

b)

cooling and crystallization of magma

c)

evaporation of an ancient ocean

d)

heat and pressure during metamorphism

54.

The rock shown has a foliated texture and contains the minerals amphibole, quartz, and feldspar arranged in coarse-grained bands. Which rock is shown?

a)

slate

b)

dunite

c)

gneiss

d)

quartzite

55.

Which physical characteristic best describes the rock phyllite?

a)

glassy texture with gas pockets

b)

clastic texture with angular fragments

c)

bioclastic texture with cemented shell fragments

d)

foliated texture with microscopic mica crystals

56.

Which nonfoliated rock forms only in a zone of contact metamorphism?

a)

conglomerate

b)

hornfels

c)

pegmatite

d)

quartzite

57.

Which sequence of change in rock type occurs as shale is subjected to increasing heat and pressure?

a)

shale-schist-phyllite-slate-gneiss

b)

shale-slate-phyllite-schist-gneiss

c)

shale-gneiss-phyllite-slate-schist

d)

shale-gneiss-phyllite-schist-slate

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