Free Printable Types of rocks

1.

There are 3 types of rocks. They are ...

a)

Volcanic - Magma - Bedrock

b)

Metamorphic - Igneous - Sedimentary

c)

Minerals - Fossil - Crust

d)

Lava - Magma - Crust

2.

What type of rock is made from magma?

a)

SEDIMENTARY

b)

METAMORPHIC

c)

IGNEOUS

3.

What type of rock is made of tiny fragments of rocks?

a)

SEDIMENTARY

b)

IGNEOUS

c)

METAMORPHIC

4.

Which rocks are made by heat and pressure?

a)

IGNEOUS

b)

SEDIMENTARY

c)

METAMORPHIC

5.

The hot liquid inside the Earth is called ...

a)

CRUST

b)

BEDROCK

c)

MAGMA

d)

VOLCANO

6.

Liquid that flows when a volcano erupts

a)

WATER

b)

MUD

c)

LAVA

d)

MAGMA

7.

How are rocks classified?

a)

Based on the way they are formed

b)

Based on their colors

c)

Based on their temperature

d)

Based on their size

8.

Look at the image. These are .... rocks.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

9.

Look at the image. These rocks are ...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

10.

The outside part of our planet is called...

a)

CRUST

b)

BEDROCK

c)

SOIL

d)

MAGMA

11.

Mark the description of IGNEOUS ROCKS

a)

Tiny fragments of rocks. Great pressure transform these rocks. Wind or water flow remove soil and rock from the surface of the planet and transport them to other locations.

b)

They come from volcanoes. When lava, gases and ash escape to the surface, they get cold and solidify.

c)

They are formed under the surface of the earth, where heat and pressure are very intense. Those rocks do not melt. The minerals in those rocks change chemically and form the strong rocks, which can have different colours.

12.

Mark the description of METAMORPHIC ROCKS

a)

They are formed under the surface of the earth, where heat and pressure are very intense. Those rocks do not melt. The minerals in those rocks change chemically and form the strong rocks, which can have different colours.

b)

Tiny fragments of rocks. Great pressure transform these rocks. Wind or water flow remove soil and rock from the surface of the planet and transport them to other locations.

c)

They come from volcanoes. When lava, gases and ash escape to the surface, they get cold and solidify.

13.

What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sand

14.

How long have rocks been around?

a)

a few months

b)

a few years

c)

millions and billions of years

15.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

16.

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

a)

The animal lived in the water

b)

The animal lived near the beach.

c)

The animal is a carnivore.

d)

The animal only ate plants.

17.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

Types of rocks

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