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Rock Cycle Summative Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of rock is changed due to great HEAT and PRESSURE?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

2.

Which type of rock is made of cooling MAGMA or LAVA?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

3.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
4.

How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Compaction and Cementation

c)

Heat and Pressurew

d)

Melting and cooling

5.

How does a Metamorphic rock become a Sedimentary rock?

a)

Heat & pressure

b)

Melting, cooling and solidification

c)

Weathering, erosion, compaction and lithification

d)

Cooling of magma over time

6.

Define Igneous rock

a)

Rocks form when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted and cemented together.

b)

Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly, magma cools slowly.

c)

Formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed.

d)

Occurs when rock particles are pressed together or packed down by gravity and overlying rocks

7.

The Law of Superposition states that

a)

Igneous rock is the most superior because without it no other rocks could exist

b)

Sedimentary rock is the most superior because it is made of sediment from all other rock types

c)

Layers of sediment settle to the bottom of lakes and oceans in such a way that the oldest rock is at the top and the youngest is at the bottom

d)

Sediment creates horizontal layers in which the oldest rock is at the bottom and the youngest rock is at the top

8.

Which law states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

a)

Law of crosscutting

b)

Law of superposition

c)

Relative dating

d)

Law of inclusion

9.

Identify this rock type

a)

Sedimentary - Conglomerate

b)

Igneous - Slate

c)

Metamorphic - Gneiss

10.

The substance that is melted rock below the ground is called what?

a)

Magma

b)

Sediment

c)

Gas

d)

Water

11.

What are the particles of weathered rock called?

a)

Sediments

b)

Fossils

c)

Rocks

d)

Minerals

12.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

13.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

14.
How do geologists use relative dating?
a)
Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest
b)
Placing rocks in order by minerals they contain
c)
Classifying rocks by different textures
d)
Classifying rocks by different isotopes
15.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
b)
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
c)
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
d)
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
16.
Which of the following is the oldest?
a)
Layer L
b)
Intrusion D
c)
Intrusion H
d)
Layer E
17.
Letter "F" is a....
a)
inclusion
b)
intrusion
c)
fault
d)
unconformity 
18.
How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?
a)
The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
b)
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
c)
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
d)
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.
19.

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

a)

F, E, C, B, A, D

b)

F, E, D, C, B, A

c)

A, B, C, D, E, F

d)

D, F, E, C, B, A

20.

Which letter represents an intrusion (or a dike) ?

a)

H

b)

M

c)

R

d)

F

21.

What is the order of youngest to oldest layer?

a)

H, R, M, F, B, I Fault

b)

I, H, B, F Fault, M, R

c)

R, H, M, Fault, F, B, I

d)

I, B, F, Fault, M, H, R