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WorksheetsMetamorphic Rocks and The Rock Cycle
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?
extrusion
erosion
crystallization
intrusion
According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?
compaction & cementation
weather & erosion
heat & pressure
melting
An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)
Chemical Rock
Foliated Rock
Extrusive Rock
Intrusive Rock
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a
Clastic Rock
Nonclastic Rock
Nonfoliated Rock
Foliated Rock
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
Metamorphic
Magma
Sedimentary
Igneous
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Extrusive rock
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
The parent rock of Gneiss is
Marble
Granite
Obsidian
Biotite
Which of the following is not a rock
Pumice
Lava
Halite
Sandstone
The three groups of rocks are classified by
How they form
Color
Grain size
Chemical Composition
Fossils are only found in
Sedimentary rocks
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
Igneous Rocks
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:
chemical rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?
clastic
extrusive
organic
intrusive
You find a deposit of organic limestone. In what type of rock setting did it probably form?
the ocean
a volcano
a swamp
sand dunes
Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?
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2
3
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