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8 Science Rock Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Choose the correct order of the 4 layers of the Earth from outside to inside.

a)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

b)

crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

c)

mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

2.

Which of the following is a list of igneous rocks?

a)

granite, gneiss, sandstone

b)

marble, limestone, pumice

c)

shale, slate, conglomerate,

d)

pumice, granite, basalt

3.

A rock formed by magma cooling slowly would have...

a)

small crystals

b)

large crystals

c)

no crystals

d)

layers

4.

Over time, repeated cycles of heating and cooling can cause a rock to crack. The rock may then break into smaller pieces.

What is this process called?

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

subsidence

d)

weathering

5.

Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?

a)

deposition

b)

discharge

c)

erosion

d)

weathering

6.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

soil

d)

intrusive

7.

What is above ground molten rock?

a)

extrusive

b)

magma

c)

lava

d)

sedimentary

8.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

intrusive rock

9.

Granite is an example of...

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

punk rock

d)

sedimentary rock

10.

Pumice is an example of...

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

intrusive rock

d)

sedimentary rock

11.

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

a)

compaction

b)

layering

c)

cementation

d)

deposition

12.

Clastic & non-clastic are 2 types of.....

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

punk rock

13.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

indie rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

igneous rock

14.

 Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?

a)

stalactites

b)

magmas

c)

metamorphs

d)

sediments

15.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

a)

igneous rocks

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

punk rocks

d)

sedimentary rocks

16.

A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...

a)

igneous rock

b)

ignorant rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

17.

 When particles are eroded and moved, they are eventually laid down in a process called: 

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

refraction

18.

What has to happen to magma for it to transform into igneous rock?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

melting

d)

cooling

19.

During which process in the rock cycle does sediment get stuck together?

a)

compaction

b)

melting

c)

cementing

d)

weathering

20.

Which is responsible for buried rock becoming exposed at Earth's surface?

a)

melting

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

falling volcanic ash