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Rock Transformations 1.0

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of sediment being glued together

a)

cementation

b)

compaction

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

2.

The process of sediment being buried and pressed together

a)

compaction

b)

cementation

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

3.

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

a)

cross section

b)

model

c)

diagram

d)

tunnel

4.

The ability to do work or cause change

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

force

d)

motion

5.

The movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

6.

The type of rock formed when magma cools and becomes solid

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

lava

7.

Hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

igneous rock

d)

rock formation

8.

Anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

volume

d)

weight

9.

The type of rock formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

rock materials

10.

One of the many different types of matter that makes up rocks

a)

mineral

b)

crystal

c)

lava

d)

magma

11.

One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer

a)

plate

b)

crust

c)

rock formation

d)

rock materials

12.

The place where two plates meet

a)

plate boundary

b)

crust

c)

plate

d)

rock formation

13.

A region of rock that formed together as a single rock type

a)

rock formation

b)

rock materials

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

mineral

14.

Everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all types of rock

a)

rock materials

b)

rock formation

c)

mineral

d)

matter

15.

A small part of something that is meant to show what the whole looks like

a)

sample

b)

cross section

c)

diagram

d)

model

16.

Small pieces of rock

a)

sediment

b)

mineral

c)

rock materials

d)

matter

17.

The type of rock formed when sediment is pressed and glued together

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

rock materials

18.

The process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion

a)

subduction

b)

uplift

c)

convergence

d)

divergence

19.

The process by which all rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion

a)

uplift

b)

subduction

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

20.

The process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

cementation