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WorksheetsRocks & rock cycle
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.
veterinarian
geologist
podiatrist
teacher
Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:
inorganic, organic and chemical rocks
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks
sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks
Rocks formed by heat and pressure deep below Earth's surface
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
This rock started as lava that cooled and solidified. Then it was heated and put under pressure, which changed it chemically. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentar
Igneous
Metamorphic
The individual particles that make up a rock are known as _____
Grains
Textures
Metamorphs
Lava
A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystals
large
small
average
black
Which part of an organism is LEAST likely to be found in a fossil?
Claw
Teeth
Bone
Muscle
This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Rock Cycle
Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Which statement is the best description of what
happens in the rock cycle?
Rocks on old mountains are gradually weathered away, while mountain building and volcanism form new mountains.
Once formed, rocks stay in place until rocks above them are weathered away and they reach the surface.
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.
Younger sedimentary rocks are always deposited on top of older metamorphic or igneous rocks.
Fossils found in layers of sedimentary rocks help scientists understand
why volcanoes exist
why rocks are formed
how igneous rocks are made
how species change over time
Once an organism has been dissolved away, this type of fossil is left behind.
trace
body
cast
mold
This type of fossil is filled in and then turned to rock.
trace
body
cast
mold
