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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?
a)
Magma
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
2.
Identify this type of rock.
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossil
3.
What type of rock might contain fossils?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
4.
What type of rock might contain holes from gases of quickly cooled lava?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
5.
You would most likely find this rock near a volcano.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
6.
What kind of rock is "Marble"?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
7.
What kind of rock is "Limestone"?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
What kind of rock is "Basalt"?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.
This rock is usually made up of pieces of rock called sediments that have been pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.
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
11.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
12.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
13.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
14.
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
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