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Rocks and Rock Cycle for Twins

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 3625secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
2.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
3.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
4.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
5.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
6.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
7.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
8.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
9.
Which of the following describes rocks formed by the compaction of living things?
a)
Clastic
b)
Organic
c)
Foliated 
d)
Nonfoliated
10.

Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Rock made from fossils of once living plants or animals.

a)

Intrusive Igneous

b)

extrusive Igneous

c)

clastic Sedimentary

d)

organic Sedimentary

12.
How would you classify the rock in the picture?
a)
Organic
b)
Clastic
c)
Intrusive
d)
Extrusive
13.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
14.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
15.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
16.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

17.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
18.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
19.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
20.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Name of the impression of a plant or animal, in the soil, that existed in the past

a)

diamond

b)

hardness

c)

fossil

22.

Geologist use this to study different minerals that make up rock composition.

a)

mineral

b)

fossil

c)

microscope

d)

hardness

23.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

24.

What is aboveground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

25.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

26.

What is the parent material of all rocks?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Organic matter

27.
The individual particles that make up a rock are known as _____
a)
Grains
b)
Textures
c)
Metamorphs
d)
Lava
28.
Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____
a)
Extrusive and Intrusive
b)
Foliated and Non-Foliated
c)
Clastic and Biochemical
d)
Black and Gray
29.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
30.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
31.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
32.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
33.
The process in which sediment are fused or glued together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
34.
Sedimentary rock that is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral are called...
a)
chemical
b)
organic
c)
clastic
35.
Sedimentary rock that is formed from water evaporating and minerals being left behind.
a)
clastic
b)
organic
c)
chemical
36.
Sedimentary rock made from fossils are called...
a)
organic
b)
chemical
c)
stratified
37.
Rocks are formed by
a)
minerals
b)
other metals
c)
small particles
d)
sediments
38.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
39.
Deposition & lithification or compacting & cementing produce
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
igneous rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
40.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

41.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

42.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

43.

How does a metamorphic rock become an igneous rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting and cooling

c)

Weathering/Erosion and Cementation

d)

Cycle

44.

How does an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting and cooling

c)

Weathering/Erosion and Cementation

d)

Cycling

45.

How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting and cooling

c)

Weathering/Erosion and Cementation

d)

Cycling

46.

Which material is melting and cooling to become an igneous rock?

a)

Sediments

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Magma

d)

Igneous rocks

47.

Which material is being broken down through weathering and erosion?

a)

Igneous

b)

Magma

c)

Sediments

d)

Sedimentary

48.

What can happen to an igneous rock after it is formed?

a)

It can be transformed to metamorphic rock.

b)

It can harden and remain the same size and texture permanently.

c)

It can eventually weather into limestone.

d)

It can form rock that eventually becomes amethyst.

49.

How long does it usually take for a rock to make a complete trip through the rock cycle?

a)

Thousands of years

b)

Centuries

c)

Millions of years

d)

Decades

50.

If you wanted to collect sedimentary rocks, what sort of characteristics would you look for in a rock's composition?

a)

Rock made from eroded material broken off other rocks and cemented together.

b)

Rock that formed from magma or lava during a volcanic eruption.

c)

Rock that includes sparkly crystals and other types of gemstones

d)

Rock that has been transformed into new substances due to intense heat and pressure.

51.

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

a)

Marble

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock

52.

What rock type is formed from the slow cooling of magma under the earth's surface?

a)

Extrusive igneous

b)

Intrusive igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

sediment

53.

Which of the following CAN be inferred from the diagram?

a)

Rocks can change over time

b)

Metamorphic rock can form from any other type of rock.

c)

Different types of rock will be made of different minerals.

d)

New rocks can be formed from older rocks of different ages.

54.

Which of these actions must take place in order for sedimentary rock to change into igneous rock ?

a)

The sedimentary rock melted and became magma.

b)

Sedimentary minerals dissolved in water to form igneous rock

c)

The sedimentary rock broke down into smaller pieces and then was melted into igneous rock

d)

The sedimentary rock was exposed to extreme heat and pressure.

55.

A piece granite formed from slowly cooling magma in then it is then buried and compacted, and will become sandstone. The sandstone may be moved deeper underground where it will be subjected to heat and pressure to become quartzite. The quartzite is then exposed at the Earth's surface, is broken apart due to weathering, and then cemented back together to form sandstone. What is the rock cycle for this sequence of transformations?

a)

metamorphic rock to igneous rock to sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock to sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock to metamorphic rock to sedimentary rock

d)

sedimentary rock to igneous rock to metamorphic rock

56.

The rock cycle is a visual illustrations that helps us understand how different types of rock form. Which of the following is true about the rock cycle

a)

weathering only occurs in metamorphic rock

b)

the rock cycle is always predictable

c)

It stops after igneous rock forms

d)

It involves weathering, heating, pressure, and cooling.

57.

If a scientist is observing rocks near a volcano, she is most likely observing what kind of rock?

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

sediment

d)

metamorphic rock

58.

Shale, Limestone, and Sandstone all contain layers . These types of rock are most likely classified as.....

a)

igneous rock

b)

sediment

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

59.

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

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

melting

d)

cooling

60.

What has to happen for igneous rock to change into metamorphic rock

a)

cooling

b)

melting

c)

weathering

d)

extreme heat and pressure

61.

During which part of the rock cycle does sediment get stuck together?

a)

melting

b)

weatheirng

c)

cooling

d)

cementing

62.

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

a)

melting

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

Falling volcanic ash

d)

cooling

63.

How are rocks broken into smaller pieces?

a)

weathering

b)

melting

c)

cooling

d)

cementing

64.

Which of the following processes allow sedimentary rocks to be produced?

a)

melting

b)

Compaction and cementing

c)

extreme heat and pressure

d)

melting so that magma can be produced

65.

Rock sediments are carried to other places by the wind, running water, and gravity. As these forces lose energy settling takes place. The sediments settle out of the air or water in rock particles graded by size with heavier pieces settling out first. Which term best describes this process of sedimentary rock formation?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

melting

66.

Which type of rock was MOST LIKELY formed by the Tennessee River over the last 100 million years?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Mountainous

d)

Metamorphic

67.

Which kind of rock is produced by deposition compaction and cementation?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Mountainous

d)

Metamorphic

68.

Which best describes one way igneous rocks form?

a)

Sedimentary rocks erode.

b)

Sedimentary rocks are compacted.

c)

Metamorphic rocks are melted, then cooled.

d)

Metamorphic rocks are deposited and cemented

69.

Which terms best describe igneous rocks?

a)

light and easily broken

b)

soft and smooth

c)

hard and dense

d)

soft dense

70.

Which statement is the best description of what

happens in the rock cycle?

a)

Rocks on old mountains are gradually weathered away, while mountain building and volcanism form new mountains.

b)

Once formed, rocks stay in place until rocks above them are weathered away and they reach the surface.

c)

As sedimentary rocks are buried deep below other rocks, they are changed by heat and pressure, eventually return to the surface, and are weathered again.

d)

Younger sedimentary rocks are always deposited on top of older metamorphic or igneous rocks.

71.

Fossils found in layers of sedimentary rocks help scientists understand

a)

why volcanoes exist

b)

why rocks are formed

c)

how igneous rocks are made

d)

how species change over time

72.

A group of students found metamorphic rocks near a campsite. The presence of metamorphic rocks is most likely evidence of

a)

dinosaur activity

b)

sediment deposition

c)

high pressure

d)

wind-borne sand

73.

Which process is best illustrated by the diagram?

a)

igneous rock formation

b)

sedimentary rock formation

c)

igneous rocks changing into metamorphic rocks

d)

sedimentary rocks changing into metamorphic rocks

74.

Sedimentary rocks have visible layers of small pieces of other rocks. Based on the information in the rock sample table, which is a sedimentary rock?

a)

pumice

b)

granite

c)

obsidian

d)

limestone

75.

Schist and quartzite are examples of metamorphic rocks. Which processes are necessary for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

a)

cooling and weathering

b)

cooling and pressure

c)

heating and pressure

d)

weathering and heating

76.

Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rocks?

a)

Sedimentary rocks are not very old.

b)

Organisms live only in areas with sedimentary

rock

c)

Organisms can be preserved in sedimentary

rock.

d)

Sedimentary rocks are found only at the

surface of the ground.

77.
Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Hot lava cools.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
78.
Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Great pressure and heat.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
79.
Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Great heat from the center of the Earth causes melting.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
80.
A natural, solid earth material that is made of one or more different minerals is a 
a)
Rock
b)
Gem
c)
Diamond
d)
Coal
81.
In our crayon lab, we were able to demonstrate the rock cycle by creating sediments and putting them back together in different ways to represent different rocks.  When we melted and cooled the crayon we modeled
a)
How sedimentary rocks form
b)
How metamorphic rocks form
c)
How igneous rocks form
d)
How to melt a crayon
82.
As we looked at the different properties of rocks we looked at their hardness.  The scale we compared it to was called
a)
Hardness Scale
b)
Mohs Scale of Harness
c)
Roks Scale of Hardness
d)
Compressed Scale of Hardness
83.
These are formed by natural processes and are the building blocks of rocks.
a)
Gems
b)
Dirt
c)
Minerals
d)
Diamonds
84.

What type of rock is formed from slow cooling magma UNDER the earth's surface?

a)

Extrusive Igneous

b)

Intrusive Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sediment

85.

Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale (sedimentary rock), shale into slate (metamorphic), and slate into magma

a)

Cooling; Melting; Heat and Pressure

b)

Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting

c)

Melting; heat and pressure; cooling

d)

Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; cooling

86.

The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite (formed from magma underground) of South Dakota's Black Hills. What type of rock is granite?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

87.

The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble (formed from Earth's pressure and heat). What type of is marble?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

88.

Which characteristic is common to EXTRUSIVE igneous rocks?

a)

Crystals

b)

Fossils

c)

Glassy surface

d)

Ribbonlike layers

89.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
90.
Which type of rock is heated and pressurised but does NOT melt?
a)
igneous
b)
hard rock
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
91.

Which type of rock is made from lava cooling on the surface of Earth?

a)

EXTRUSIVE Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

INTRUSIVE Igneous

92.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
93.

Limestone is an example of...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

94.

Granite is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

95.

Marble is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

96.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

97.

Quartzite is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

98.

Basalt is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

99.

Shale is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

100.

Gneiss is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

101.

Which of these actions must take place in order for igneous rock to change into sedimentary rock ?

a)

The igneous rock melted and became magma.

b)

Igneous rock dissolved in water to form sedimentary rock.

c)

The igneous rock broke down into smaller pieces and then was eroded and deposited to form sedimentary rock.

d)

The igneous rock was exposed to extreme heat and pressure.

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