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Rocks Unit

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solid material made of one or more minerals.

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

rock

2.

What is the name of layer #3?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

3.

What layer of soil is #2?

a)

bedrock

b)

topsoil

c)

humus

d)

subsoil

4.

What kind of rock forms when lava or magma cools?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

metamorpic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

5.

The hot liquid layer of nickel and iron, just below the mantel.

a)

crust

b)

mantel

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

6.

What is layer #1 called?

a)

mantle

b)

outer core

c)

crust

d)

inner core

7.

A trait that tells you something about an object.

a)

mineral

b)

property

c)

rock cycle

d)

pressure

8.

Rock that forms from sediment that has settled into layers.

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

9.

What is layer #4 called?

a)

humus

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

topsoil

10.

Which is NOT a property of rock?

a)

texture

b)

color

c)

hardness

d)

pressure

11.

Which layer of soil is best from growing plants?

a)

bedrock

b)

topsoil

c)

subsoil

d)

core

12.

What is the solid center of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantel

d)

outer core

13.

A solid, natural object that has never been alive.

a)

property

b)

humus

c)

mineral

d)

rock

14.

What is layer #4 called?

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

15.

Which is NOT a type of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

fossilized

d)

metamorphic

16.

What type of rock is shale?

a)

igneouse

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

beautiful

17.

The process of changing rock types.

a)

mineral

b)

property

c)

rock cycle

d)

fossilization

18.

Material made up of decayed parts of once living things.

a)

subsoil

b)

humus

c)

topsoil

d)

bedrock

19.

What is the name of layer #1?

a)

subsoil

b)

topsoil

c)

humus

d)

bedrock

20.

Topsoil is dark in color because it is rich in

a)

humus

b)

rocks

c)

fossils

d)

worms

21.

What type of rock is marble?

a)

shiny

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

22.

What is layer #2?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

23.

What type of rock is pumice?

a)

sedimentary

b)

holey

c)

metamorphic

d)

igneous

24.

What is layer #3 called?

a)

bedrock

b)

humus

c)

worm

d)

subsoil

25.

Which is NOT a type of fossil?

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

property

d)

trace

26.

The lowest layer of soil made up of soil rock is called...

a)

igneous rock

b)

bedrock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

sedimentary rock

27.

This rock has been changed by heat and pressure.

a)

lava

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

d)

hard

28.

The layer of soild made up of sand, silt, and clay.

a)

humus

b)

bedrock

c)

subsoil

d)

topsoil

29.

The top layer of soil containing the most humus.

a)

humus

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

topsoil

30.

These types of fossils show evidence of activity (footprints, burrows, nests).

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

petrified

d)

trace

31.

This type of fossil is a hardened part of the actual animal.

a)

cast

b)

trace

c)

petrified

d)

mold

32.

This type of fossil happens when mud or minerals fill a mold.

a)

cast

b)

mold

c)

petrified

d)

trace

33.

This type of fossil is formed when the shape of a plant or animal is left in rock.

a)

cast

b)

mold

c)

trace

d)

petrified

34.

The rock cycle

a)

only happens once

b)

never stops

c)

happens 3 times then stops

35.

How can rocks change from one type to another?

a)

magma and lava cool

b)

weathering and erosion break rocks apart

c)

heat and pressure press down layers

d)

all of the above