WorksheetsAmplify- Rock Transformations Chapter 3 Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Any rock can become magma or sediment.
true
false
Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of
rock transformation
uplift
plate motion
weathering
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
weathering
cementation
compaction
erosion
The Rocky Mountains formed before the Great Plains.
true
false
Plate motion moves
energy
mountains
rock formations
grades
____________ moves rock down, below Earth’s outer layer
uplift
sediment
erosion
subduction
the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
escape
elevation
weathering
erosion
Uplift moves rock upward __________________.
towards the surface
towards the mantle
away from the surface
away from the mantle
Different energy sources transform each rock type the same.
true
false
Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can
transform them
erode them
weather them
cement them
the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
mineral rocks
Matter gets transformed by energy, but the same matter is still absent.
true
false
How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
uplift and subduction
heat and pressure
weathering and eroison
cementation and compaction
Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can transform them.
true
false
a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
plate motion
rock formation
mantle
plate boundary
Sedimentary rocks are made up of
(a)
the process of sediment being glued together
cremation
creation
cementation
compaction
Sediment is made through ________; this happens on ______ surface.
weathering and sun
weathering and Earth
uplift and subduction
plate motion and boundaries
Sediment forms when any type of rock is ________, a process driven by energy from the ______.
erosion and earth's interior
sediments and magma
weathered and sun
heat and pressure
When molten (melted) rock cools and becomes a solid, a _____ rock forms.
minerals
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
Magma forms when any type of rock is melted, a process driven by energy from Earth’s interior.
True
False
Fossils are more likely to form in which type of rock?
igneous
metamorphic
hot
sedimentary
Thinking about sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are found towards the ___________.
top
bottom
middle
Weathering breaks it….Erosion takes it…..Deposition
(a)
When pieces of older rocks, plants, and other loose material gets pressed or cemented together, a _____ rock forms.
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
mineral
The name of this unit is
(a)
Which is NOT a rock type we've learned about?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
cod
What type of process did we model for our project?
uplift and subduction
weathering and erosion
compaction and cementation
plate motion
In our project, The candy represented ___________ and the process was ___________.
sugar and digestion
sediments and compaction
magma and cooling
metamorphic rocks and transforming
What subject is this?
(a)
