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Rock Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
chemical Rock
2.
Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface
a)
Organic Rock
b)
Intrusive Rock
c)
Clastic Rock
d)
Extrusive Rock
3.
What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive
a)
formed from magma
b)
Have Rounded Edges  formed from heat and pressure
c)
Form from Lava
d)
Form By Sediment
4.
This rock cools so quickly that crystals have no time to form.
a)
Basalt
b)
Obsidian
c)
Gabbro
d)
Pumice
5.
Is lava above or below ground
a)
below
b)
above
6.
Rock that form and cool slowly below the Earth's surface form what size of crystals?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
none
7.
This rock is often used for kitchen counters and it is an an example of intrusive igneous rock.
a)
basalt
b)
granite
c)
coal
8.
What type of rock is Pumice?
a)
extrusive sedimentary rock 
b)
foliated metamorphic rock  
c)
extrusive igneous rock 
d)
clastic sedimentary rock 
9.

Which statement best describes how this rock was formed?

a)

Flowing magma cooled quickly, creating many uneven layers.

b)

Separate layers of lava cooled over time, hardening at different rates.

c)

Layers of mineral deposits were compressed over a long time period.

d)

Extreme pressure melted and formed minerals in uneven layers.

10.

This picture shows a granite rock that was sculpted into a statue. Granite is often used for decoration and sculpting because the large crystal formations are very beautiful. The large crystals are formed when magma cools slowly. What type of rock is granite?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Marble

d)

Sedimentary

11.

The picture shows a simple model of the rock cycle. What needs to happen at point 5 for igneous rock to transform into metamorphic rock?

a)

Igneous rock needs to go through intense heat and pressure to form metamorphic rock

b)

Igneous rock needs to be melted into magma and then cooled to form metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock needs to be put under intense heat and pressure to form metamorphic rock

d)

Rocks need to roll and rolls need to be buttered

12.

The diagram shows a possible path through the rock cycle. Based on the processes that form it, what type of rock is sandstone?

a)

tectonic

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

igneous

13.

Which type of rock could contain fossils of woolly mammoths?

a)

minerals

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

igneous

14.

The picture shows a rock sample formed from a collection of rock particles that have been cemented together. Which type of rock is shown in the sample?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

volcanic

d)

metamorphic

15.

The Earth has three types of rock. What are the three types of rock? Please click on all possible answers.

a)

igneous

b)

sediments

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

16.

As layers of sediment build up, the layers get pressed together. Air and water in between the layers are squezzed out. Over time, all the layers get cemented together to form a______________________.

a)

Igneous

b)

sediments

c)

Metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

17.

The remains of an animal, such as footprints, egg shells, animal.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

plant

c)

cast

d)

fossil

18.

What are all of the ways a rock can change

a)

heat

b)

pressure

c)

cools and hardens

d)

deposits, sand, water