WorksheetsRock Transformations: Chapter 1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What rocks are also known as 'magma rocks' ?
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Which type of rocks have layers?
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
Rock
Uplift
Weathering
Mountain
small pieces of rock
pebble
sediment
cliff
a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
sediment
formation
sample
model
True or False: All types of rocks are made in the same way.
True
False
a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
rock sample
rock formation
rock transformation
anything that takes up space
stuff
particles
mass
matter
hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
mantle
plate
magma
igneous
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. The sediments were compacted and cemented together. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
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?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
Magma, Lava, Crystals
Air, Water, Earth, Fire
What causes igneous rocks to form?
Erosion and Weathering
Cooling of magma or lava
Heat and Pressure
Georgina is a rock collector. She is looking at some information about two of the rocks she has collected on her travels. The information is as follows: Rock A formed from small pieces of rock.
Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place.
Rocks A and B formed at about the same time.
Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock?
the same type because they both formed from rock material.
the same type because they formed at the same time.
different types because they formed in different ways.
different types because they formed in different places.
Geologists in Egypt and Ethiopia are comparing rock samples from rocks found in the two countries. They are sharing information about the rocks to figure out whether they are the same or different types of rock. The information is as follows:
Rock A formed from small pieces of rock.
Rock B formed from liquid rock in a different place.
Rocks A and B formed at about the same time.
Are Rocks A and B the same or different types of rock?
The rocks are:
the same type because they both formed from rock material.
the same type because they formed at the same time.
different types because they formed in different ways.
different types because they formed in different places.
