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Amplify- Rock Transformations Chapter 3 Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any rock can become magma or sediment.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of

a)

rock transformation

b)

uplift

c)

plate motion

d)

weathering

3.

the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

a)

weathering

b)

cementation

c)

compaction

d)

erosion

4.

The Rocky Mountains formed before the Great Plains.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Plate motion moves

a)

energy

b)

mountains

c)

rock formations

d)

grades

6.

____________ moves rock down, below Earth’s outer layer

a)

uplift

b)

sediment

c)

erosion

d)

subduction

7.

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

a)

escape

b)

elevation

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

8.

Uplift moves rock upward __________________.

a)

towards the surface

b)

towards the mantle

c)

away from the surface

d)

away from the mantle

9.

Different energy sources transform each rock type the same.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can

a)

transform them

b)

erode them

c)

weather them

d)

cement them

11.

the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

mineral rocks

12.

Matter gets transformed by energy, but the same matter is still absent.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

a)

uplift and subduction

b)

heat and pressure

c)

weathering and eroison

d)

cementation and compaction

14.

Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can transform them.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

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

a)

plate motion

b)

rock formation

c)

mantle

d)

plate boundary

16.

Sedimentary rocks are made up of

(a)  

17.

the process of sediment being glued together

a)

cremation

b)

creation

c)

cementation

d)

compaction

18.

Sediment is made through ________; this happens on ______ surface.

a)

weathering and sun

b)

weathering and Earth

c)

uplift and subduction

d)

plate motion and boundaries

19.

Sediment forms when any type of rock is ________, a process driven by energy from the ______.

a)

erosion and earth's interior

b)

sediments and magma

c)

weathered and sun

d)

heat and pressure

20.

When molten (melted) rock cools and becomes a solid, a _____ rock forms.

a)

minerals

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

21.

Magma forms when any type of rock is melted, a process driven by energy from Earth’s interior.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Fossils are more likely to form in which type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

hot

d)

sedimentary

23.

Thinking about sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are found towards the ___________.

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

middle

24.

Weathering breaks it….Erosion takes it…..Deposition

(a)  

25.

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

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

mineral

26.

The name of this unit is

(a)  

27.

Which is NOT a rock type we've learned about?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

cod

28.

What type of process did we model for our project?

a)

uplift and subduction

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

plate motion

29.

In our project, The candy represented ___________ and the process was ___________.

a)

sugar and digestion

b)

sediments and compaction

c)

magma and cooling

d)

metamorphic rocks and transforming

30.

What subject is this?

(a)