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Rocks

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Rock?

a)

A big chunk of stone

b)

Lots of grains packed together

c)

The opposite of water

d)

Part of a Volcano

2.

How many different types of Rock are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which of these combinations are types of rocks?

a)

Rock and Roll

b)

Igneous and Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary and Diamond

d)

Gold and Silver

4.

What is the crust of the Earth made of?

a)

Liquid Rock

b)

Sticky Mud

c)

Fire

d)

Solid Rock

5.

Look at the picture: When Magma comes through the gaps in the Earth's crust, what do they form?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Bon Fire

c)

Volcano

d)

Tsunami

6.

How is Igneous Rock formed?

a)

Magma gets really hot, becoming Lava when it comes out of the Earth's crust, and then cools to from rocks.

b)

The pressure from the wind and rain puts lots of grains together and form the rocks.

c)

The mixture of fire and rain make the rocks.

d)

Metamorphic turns into Igneous rock after a lot of heat and pressure.

7.

What does Metamorphosis mean?

a)

To change

b)

To swap

c)

To become better

d)

To melt

8.

What 2 things cause rocks to become metamorphic rock?

a)

Hot and cold

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Speed and Force

d)

Weight and Size

9.

How is Sedimentary Rock formed?

a)

Magma gets really hot, becoming Lava when it comes out of the Earth's crust, and then cools to from rocks.

b)

Weathering squashes lots of grains together and form the rocks under the sea.

c)

The mixture of fire and rain make the rocks.

d)

Metamorphic turns into Igneous rock after a lot of heat and pressure.

10.

What does permeable mean?

a)

A rock cannot be broken into pieces.

b)

A rock has changed its shape and size.

c)

A rock has holes so it absorbs water.

d)

Water slides off it.

11.

Which types of rocks are permeable

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

none

12.

All rocks change over time...

a)

True

b)

No, rocks stay the same forever.

c)

Some do, some don't.

d)

Maybe

13.

What is soil made of?

a)

Lots of rubbish mixed together

b)

Soil is not made of anything. It is its own thing.

c)

Tiny rock particles, bits of dead plants and animals.

d)

Sand and plastic

14.

Choose the correct list for the layers of soil

a)

1- Organic matter

2- Bed rock

3- Sub soil

4- Humus

5- Parental rock

b)

1- Parental rock

2- Top soil

3- Sub soil

4- Humus

5- Bed rock

c)

1- Grass

2- Top soil

3- Sub soil

4- Bed rock

5- Parental rock

d)

1- Humus

2- Top soil

3- Sub soil

4- Parental rock

5- Bed rock

15.

How do we know Dinosaurs were real?

a)

Cave paintings

b)

Jurassic Park the movie

c)

Fossils

d)

Toys 'R' Us

16.

Which are the 3 types of fossils

a)

Big

Medium

Small

b)

Mould

Cast

Trace

c)

Rough

Sharp

Smooth

d)

Genesis

Exodus

Revelations

17.

Which type of fossil leaves a 3D shape of the plant or animal?

a)

Mould

b)

Cast

c)

Trace

d)

none

18.

Which type of fossil is not the whole plant or animal but some print from it?

a)

Mould

b)

Cast

c)

Trace

d)

none