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Rock quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

2.

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

3.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

sediments

4.

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

c)

magma, lava, crystals

5.

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

a)

heat and pressure

b)

erosion and deposition

c)

melting and cooling

6.

Geologists are scientists that study _______.

a)

rocks

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

animals

7.

According to the Law of ______________, sedimentary rock

layers are laid down on top of each other. In

order for the rock layer to form, a layer of rock must have existed below it.

a)

Superposition

b)

Horizontality

c)

Unconformities

d)

Uniformitarianism

8.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

A

d)

B

10.

Which of the following is tue?

a)

A fault is younger than the rock layers that it goes through.

b)

A fault is older than the rock layers that it goes through.

c)

The rock layers are younger than the fault that cuts through it.

11.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
b)
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
c)
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
d)
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
12.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
13.

Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?

a)

z

b)

y

c)

w

d)

there is no match

14.

Which of the fossils is the oldest?

a)

Dinosaur

b)

Bird

c)

Shell

d)

Ammonite

15.

B is ________than A

a)

younger

b)

older

c)

the same

16.

System of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy (study of rock layers) to time

a)

Uniformatarianism

b)

Geological Time Scale

c)

Fossil Record

d)

relative dating

17.

What type of rock is H

a)

Shale

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Siltstone

d)

Limestone

18.

Stratigraphy is the study of ____ _______ 

a)

Uniformatarianism

b)

Rock strata

c)

Geology

d)

Rock cycle

19.

A series of processes on and beneath the earth's surface that slowly change rocks from one kind to another

a)

Law of superposition

b)

Rock cycle

c)

Rock strata

d)

Uniformatarianism

20.

What geological concept does this picture represent?

a)

Uniformatarianism

b)

Absolute dating

c)

Relative dating

d)

Geological Time scale