Worksheetssedementary rocks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
get broken down by the processes of weathering and erosion and subsequently transported by the action of wind, water or ice.
compressed solids
undissolved particles
moving solids
sedements
Which of the following is neither a sedimentary nor a metamorphic rock?
limestone
obsidian
quartzite
coal
Which of the following is not a characteristic of sedimentary rocks?
They have marks of waves and mud cracks.
They are arranged horizontally one on top of the other.
They contain remains of plants and animals.
They are hard and compact
Igneous or sedimentary rocks change to metamorphic rocks under the effect of …………………… temperature and pressure.
low
cold
high
constant
……………………. gets formed by the compression of sand
(a)
………………… gets formed by compression of skeletons and shells of marine animals in the sea
rocks
coal
limestone
sand
………… gets formed by the compression of dead trees and plants.
sand
air
lava
coal
Which of the following is an example of sedimentary rocks?
Quartzite
limestone
Gneiss
Dolerite
Which of the following is an example of metamorphic rocks?
c) d)Gneiss
Limestone
Coal
Sandstone
Gneiss
Which of the following type of rocks is formed by the action of rain, wind, ice, and other physical phenomena?
Sedementary
extrusive igneous rocks
Metamorphic
intrusive igneous rocks
