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Rock cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

How does a metamorphic rock form?

a)

when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.

b)

form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.

c)

a random rock on the surface of the earth.

d)

formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organism that accumulate on the Earth's surface.

2.

How does a igneous rock form?

a)

when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.

b)

A volcano.

c)

formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organism that accumulate on the Earth's surface.

d)

when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.

3.

How does a sedimentary rock form?

a)

when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.

b)

formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organism that accumulate on the Earth's surface.

c)

form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.

d)

This isn't a type of rock.

4.

All rocks end up going through every formation,

(igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic)

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If a rock forms under pressure beneath the earth's surface, what type of rock is this?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

This isn't possible

d)

Igneous

6.

Rocks NEVER go through cycles.

a)

false

b)

true

7.

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

a)

soil conservation

b)

Weathering

c)

erosion

d)

runoff

8.

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

cementation

c)

compaction

d)

sediment

9.

What is it called when sediments are pressed together tightly

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

compaction

c)

organic rock

d)

igneous rock

10.

The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

moving rock

11.

Hot lava UNDER the surface of the earth

a)

Lava can't go under the surface of the earth.

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Igneous rock

12.

A mountain over a hot spot that spills lava out of it

a)

Wind break

b)

Volcano

c)

Mountain

d)

Hill

13.

How does an intrusive igneous rock form

a)

magma cooling

b)

heat and pressure

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

14.

Rocks that form and cool slower have more or less crystals?

a)

MORE

b)

LESS

15.

How does extrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

INSIDE a volcano

b)

Lava cooling

c)

Magma cooling

d)

This isn't a type of rock.

16.

What is weathering

a)

Formation of rocks

b)

the same thing as erosion

c)

process of sediment running down to a stream

d)

process of rocks breaking down

17.

What is deposition?

a)

A type of volcano

b)

breaking down of rock

c)

the dropping of sediment from wind or water

d)

A type of rock

18.

How are Clastic sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

transported and cemented

b)

erosion

c)

Erosion, weathered, transported, and cemented.

d)

weathered, transported, and cemented particles

19.

How are Chemical sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

Sediment is transported then cemented.

b)

dissolved minerals after evaporation

c)

In a cave

d)

Inside the earth

20.

Where can metamorphic rocks MOST LIKELY be found?

a)

no where because they are under the earth's surface.

b)

On grassy lands

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Streams, ponds, or lakes