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Metamorphic Rocks and The Rock Cycle

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
3.
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
4.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
5.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?

a)

extrusion

b)

erosion

c)

crystallization

d)

intrusion

6.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?

a)

compaction & cementation

b)

weather & erosion

c)

heat & pressure

d)

melting

7.
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
8.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
9.

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

a)

Chemical Rock

b)

Foliated Rock

c)

Extrusive Rock

d)

Intrusive Rock

10.

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

11.

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Magma

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Igneous

12.

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Extrusive rock

13.

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Extrusive Igneous

d)

Intrusive Igneous

14.

The parent rock of Gneiss is

a)

Marble

b)

Granite

c)

Obsidian

d)

Biotite

15.

Which of the following is not a rock

a)

Pumice

b)

Lava

c)

Halite

d)

Sandstone

16.

The three groups of rocks are classified by

a)

How they form

b)

Color

c)

Grain size

d)

Chemical Composition

17.

Fossils are only found in

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Foliated Metamorphic rocks

c)

Igneous Rocks

d)

Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks

18.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

19.

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

a)

clastic

b)

extrusive

c)

organic

d)

intrusive

20.

You find a deposit of organic limestone. In what type of rock setting did it probably form?

a)

the ocean

b)

a volcano

c)

a swamp

d)

sand dunes

21.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
22.

Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
24.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
25.
Is the following metamorphic rock foliated or non-foliated?
a)
Foliated
b)
Non-foliated
c)
Neither
26.
________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.
a)
Pumice
b)
Limestone
c)
Sandstone
d)
Marble
27.
One example of a sedmentary rock is ____________.
a)
pumice
b)
obsidian
c)
sandstone
d)
marble
28.
Salt crystals form when _______________.
a)
magma cools
b)
sandstone is heated
c)
sandstone weathers
d)
water evaporates