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Geology: Rock Cycles

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-solid mass of mineral grains that have grown

or been cemented together over time

-categorized by geologists

a)

rocks

b)

stone

c)

boulder

d)

gravel

2.

Rock cycle has a beginning and an end.

There are three rock types.

a)

Both statements True

b)

Both statements False

c)

First statement True. Second Statement False

d)

First statement False. Second Statement True

3.

The three rock types

(all lower case. answer format: nameofrock, nameofrock, nameofrock)

(a)  

4.

Rocks can be formed by being erupted from volcanoes or compacted from sand. Igneous rocks are formed by the compaction and cementing together of sediments. These rocks can be formed from erosion and weathering of other rocks

a)

Both statements True

b)

Both statements False

c)

First statement True. Second statement False

d)

First statement False. Second statement True

5.

Igneous rock are composed of crystals or is glassy. It is also formed from magma

a)

Both statements True

b)

Both statements False

c)

First statement True. Second statement False

d)

First statement False. Second statement True

6.

Igneous rocks can also be made a couple of different ways: Intrusive and Extrusive

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

7.

Type of igneous rocks that are formed inside of the earth.

a)

Intrusive/plutonic

b)

Semintrusive

c)

Extrusive/volcanic

d)

Sediment

8.

Type of Igneous rocks that are formed outside or on top of Earth’s crust.

a)

Intrusive/plutonic

b)

Semintrusive

c)

Extrusive/volcanic

d)

Sediment

9.

formed by the compaction and cementing together of sediments. These rocks can be formed from erosion and weathering of other rocks

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Volcanic rocks

10.

Three types of sedimentary rocks

(answer in lower case. answer format: rocktype, rocktype, rocktype)

(a)  

11.

Type of sedimentary rock formed from chemical precipitation. Examples: limestone, halite, flint

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

Chemical

d)

Foliated

12.

Type of Sedimentary rock formed from biological materials that are compressed into rock. Examples: coal, from plants, shells etc.

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

Chemical

d)

Foliated

13.

Type of Sedimentary rock formed from pieces of other rock. Example: sandstone

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

Chemical

d)

Foliated

14.

rocks that have been changed from their

original form by immense heat or pressure

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

mwamwa

15.

flat or elongated minerals is put under immense pressure, the minerals line up in layers

a)

Metamorphic: Foliated

b)

Metamorphic: Nonfoliated

c)

Igneous:

Foliated

d)

Sedimentary: Nonfoliated

16.

do not contain the minerals that tend to line up under pressure and thus do not have the layered appearance

a)

Metamorphic:

Foliated

b)

Sedimentary:

Nonfoliated

c)

Igneous:

Foliated

d)

Metamorphic: Nonfoliated

17.

There are three main processes of the Rock cycle.

One of which is Cooling and erosion.

a)

Both statements True

b)

Both statements False

c)

First statement True. Second statement False

d)

First statement False. Second statement True

18.

In cooling and cystallization, deep within the earth, temperatures get hot enough to create magma. Thus as magma cools, crystals grow, forming igneous rocks

a)

Both statements True

b)

Both statements False

c)

First statement True. Second statement False

d)

First statement False. Second statement True

19.

Weathering & Erosion: Rocks break down by the process called ________

a)

Crumbling

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

20.

_________ involves moving water, wind, and glaciers then carry these pieces from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Crumbling

21.

Means "to change form"

a)

Transmutation

b)

Veganism

c)

Sedimentarism

d)

Metamorphism

22.

A rock undergoes metamorphism if it is exposed to extreme heat and pressure within the mantle.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

maybe

23.

A rock undergoes metamorphism if it is exposed to extreme heat and pressure within the crust

a)

True

b)

False

c)

maybe

24.

With metamorphism, the rock does not melt all the way. The rock changes due to heat and pressure.

a)

Both statements True

b)

Both statements False

c)

First statement True. Second statement False

d)

First statement False. Second statement True

25.

A metamorphic rock may have a new mineral composition and/or texture

a)

True

b)

False

c)

maybe hehe