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ESS 1-4 / LS 4-1 Types of Rocks/Rock Cycle Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the only type of rock that can contain fossils?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

2.

Why will intrusive igneous rocks have big mineral grains?

a)

magma cools very slowly and big crystals form

b)

there is a lot of heat and pressure added to the rock

c)

water deposits large minerals near a volcano

d)

lava cools very quickly on the surface of the Earth

3.

Sedimentary rock is formed from_________.

a)

cooling of magma or lava

b)

melting

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

heat and pressure

4.

Metamorphic rock is formed from _________.

a)

melting

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

heat and pressure

5.

Igneous rock is formed from ___________,

a)

cooling of magma or lava

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

weathering and erosion

6.

Which type of rock will have ribbon-like layers?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

7.

What makes holes and a glass-like look to igneous rocks?

a)

magma cooling quickly inside the earth

b)

compacting of sediment

c)

lava cooling quickly on the surface of the earth

8.

What is added to make sediments push together?

a)

pressure

b)

heat

c)

magma

9.

What causes igneous rock to have tiny holes (vesicular texture)?

a)

cementing of sediment

b)

pressure that makes layers

c)

gas bubbles that were trapped in lava as it cooled

10.

This is Pumice. This is an __________ igneous rock because it cooled very quickly and produced holes.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

11.

This is Gabbro. This is an _________________ igneous rock because the big mineral grains show that it cooled very slowly.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

12.

What are sedimentary rocks made of?

a)

Sediments, fossils and clay

b)

Sediments, Dead organisms and fossils

c)

Fossils, dead organisms, clay

13.

What does SEDIMENT mean?

a)

Large pieces of rock and soil

b)

A bunch of rocks

c)

Small pieces of rock and soil

14.

Chalk is an example of

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

15.

Granite is an example of

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

16.

Marble is an example of

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

17.

What does intrusive mean?

a)

Within the earth

b)

On earths surface

c)

At earths core

18.

What does extrusive mean?

a)

Within the earth

b)

On earths surface

c)

At earths core

19.

How can you identify an intrusive rock?

a)

Small crystals

b)

Large crystals

c)

Fine grained crystals

20.

How can you identify an Extrusive rock?

a)

Small crystals

b)

Large crystals

c)

Fine grained crystals

21.

An igneous rock with large crystals in it would have formed from __.

a)

conglomerate

b)

lava

c)

magma

22.

Which kind of metamorphic rock which mineral grains are not arranged in plains or bands?

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

c)

Volcanic

d)

Non-Volcanic

23.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
24.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a
a)
Clastic Rock
b)
Nonclastic Rock
c)
Nonfoliated Rock
d)
Foliated Rock
25.

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

a)

melting

b)

compaction and cementation

c)

extreme heat and pressure

d)

melting so that magma can be produced

26.

What determines the texture (crystal size) of an igneous rock?

a)

the type of magma

b)

rate of cooling

c)

type of minerals

d)

types of sediments

27.

The texture of a metamorphic rock that has grains arranged in parallel layers is described as

a)

foliated (banded).

b)

jagged grained.

c)

coarse grained.

d)

non foliated (nonbanded).

28.

Identify the rock type: Shells of different animals fall to the bottom of the ocean. Over time, these shells are broken down into smaller pieces and combine with sand and bone to become a rock. This is an example of a(n) _____.

a)

Igneous        

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Mineral

29.

When pieces of older rocks, plants, and other loose material gets pressed or cemented together, a _____ rock forms.

a)

Igneous

  

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Mineral

30.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
31.

This type of rock comes from liquid rock and might contain holes from gases (examples are basalt, granite, and obsidian)

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

32.
Has wavy bands.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
33.
You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Extrusive rock
34.
When minerals line up in bands within a metamorphic rock, this rock is...
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Foliated
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary