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Rocks and the Rock Cycle

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

2.

What is above ground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

3.

Limestone is an example of...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

4.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

5.

Granite is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

6.

Marble is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

7.

Pumice is an example of

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

8.

Quartzite is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

9.

Basalt is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

10.

Shale is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

11.

Gneiss is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

12.

Obsidian is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

13.

Coal is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

14.

Conglomerate is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

15.

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

a)

Compaction

b)

Layering

c)

Cementation

d)

I don't know

16.

When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Both

d)

Neither

17.

Clastic, organic and chemical are 3 types of.....

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

18.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

19.

Foliated & non-foliated are 2 types of...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

20.

What causes igneous rocks to form

a)

pressure

b)

cooling magma and lava

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

21.

Pumice has holes in it because...

a)

it cooled slowly underground.

b)

it cooled quickly above ground before the bubbles in the lava could burst.

c)

they were carved by the volcano.

d)

worms crawled in and out creating holes.

22.

If you found basalt, you could infer that...

a)

there may have been magma nearby in the past.

b)

it was once shale, but changed over time.

c)

seashells built up in the area long ago.

d)

there may be fossils in it.

23.

Metamorphic rocks were once...

a)

igneous rocks that cooled too quickly.

b)

any rock that was changed by time, heat, and pressure.

c)

seashells that are pressed together.

d)

layers of mud and sand that built up over time.

24.

Shale is related to slate, as limestone is related to...

a)

quartzite

b)

marble

c)

pumice

d)

basalt

25.
Has large crystals because of slow cooling
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
26.
Has small or no crystals because of rapid cooling
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
extrusive igneous
d)
intrusive igneous
27.
Has wavy bands.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
28.
Contains fossils. 
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
extrusive igneous rocks
d)
intrusive igneous rocks
29.

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

a)

Rock

b)

Mineral

c)

Glass

d)

Gas

30.

A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment/evaporation leaves behind a mixture of hardened minerals

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

31.

The rock cycle

a)

Has no beginning or end

b)

Involves rocks never changing

c)

Ends at the Igneous phase

d)

Ends at the metamorphic phase

32.

A process in which something changes completely is

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Metamorphosis

33.

The process that move sediment is

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

34.
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
35.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
36.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
37.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
38.

If a mineral can SCRATCH another one, it is -

a)

harder than the mineral

b)

weaker than the mineral

c)

the same mineral

39.

Calcite can scratch -

a)

Apatite

b)

Fluorite

c)

Talc

40.

Diamond is the hardest mineral.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What type of property test is a mineralogist conducting when she rubs a mineral over a mirror, tile, or hard surface?

a)

Streak Test

b)

Luster Test

c)

Appearance Test

d)

Cracking Test

42.

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

43.
The Earth uses this method to constantly recycle rocks.
a)
water Cycle 
b)
Nitrogen Cycle 
c)
Luster Cycle 
d)
Rock Cycle 
44.
Which item listed below is not a property of a mineral?
a)
Streak 
b)
Shape 
c)
Luster
d)
Hardness
45.
What does the Moh's scale measure?
a)
Luster 
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Texture 
46.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
d)
Something that was once dead and is now alive
47.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks.
c)
Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
48.
Granite forms what type of metamorphic rock?
a)
slate
b)
marble
c)
gneiss
d)
quartzite
49.
The deeper a rock is buried, the greater the pressure is on it
a)
True 
b)
False
50.
What sedimentary rock is changed into slate during metamorphism?
a)
Shale
b)
Limestone
c)
Sandstone
d)
Breccia

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