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WorksheetsThe Rock Cycle
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 main types of rocks?
a)
metamorphic, sedimentary, lava
b)
metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary
c)
metamorphic, magma, sedimentary
2.
What type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
3.
What type of rock is formed when magma from a volcano cools and hardens on the earth's surface?
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
lava
4.
Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
pebbles
d)
metamorphic
5.
_________________ is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
6.
Magma erupts from a volcano and cools quickly on the Earth's surface to form
a)
extrusive igneous rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
7.
Magma that cools slowly underneath Earth's surface hardens into
a)
extrusive igneous rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
8.
Sedimentary rock undergoes weathering and erosion to form
a)
igneous rock
b)
sediment
9.
the process of sediment being glued together
a)
compaction
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
10.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
11.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
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