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Rock Cycle Review

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

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. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
3.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
4.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
5.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
7.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
8.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
9.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
10.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
11.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
12.

Which type of rock is made from lava or magma cooling?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

13.
Which type of rock is made from a rock being changed by heat and pressure?
a)
Smooshed Rock
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
14.

Which type of rock is made from magma cooling inside Earth?

a)

cool rock

b)

intrusive igneous

c)

non-foliated metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

15.
a rock that formed from layers of sediments
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
16.

Fossils are found in ____________ rocks.

a)

metamorphic

b)

magma

c)

igneous

d)

sedimentary

17.
Lava which cools on Earth's surface forms an
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
foliated metamorphic rock
18.

An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)

a)

Extrusive Rock

b)

Intrusive Rock

19.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

what is the rock cycle.

a)

molten rock that is stored underground.

b)

rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

c)

a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

21.

What is the process by which rock is broken into fragments called sediments?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Igneous Rock

22.

Rock that forms when pressure and heat change existing rock.

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Rock Cycle

23.

What is the process by which rock is broken into fragments called sediments?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Igneous Rock

24.

Rock that forms when pressure and heat change existing rock.

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Rock Cycle

25.

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

a)

heat and pressure

b)

melting and cooling and crystallizing

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

weathering and erosion

26.
An igneous rock can become ______.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of these
27.

When weathering breaks rocks into pieces, what do we call those smaller pieces?

a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
28.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
29.

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.

a)

weathering

b)

Uplift

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

30.

This process changes rocks to magma.

a)

melting

b)

cooling and crystallizing

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

31.

This process takes sediments and changes them to sedimentary rock.

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

compacting and cementing

c)

heat and pressure

d)

melting

32.

Heat and pressure create this type of rock.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

sediments

33.

This process changes magma into igneous rock.

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

melting

c)

heat and pressure

d)

cooling and crystallizing

34.

What is the energy source for igneous rocks to form?

a)

Earth's hot interior

b)

the sun

c)

gravity

d)

magnetism

35.

What is the energy source for sedimentary rocks to form?

a)

Earth's hot interior

b)

gravity and the sun

c)

the moon

d)

magnetism

36.

What is the energy for metamorphic rocks to form?

a)

earth's hot interior

b)

gravity

c)

the sun

d)

magnetism

37.

How would an igneous rock become sedimentary?

a)

weathering, erosion, deposition then compacting and cementing

b)

melting then cooling and crystallizing

c)

heat and pressure

d)

melting then weathering and erosion

38.

How would a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

melting then cooling and crystallizing

c)

heat and pressure

d)

compacting and cementing

39.

What is magma called when it is above ground?

a)

magma

b)

sediments

c)

lava

d)

metamorphic

40.

Where do metamorphic rocks form?

a)

underwater

b)

near volcanoes

c)

deep underground

d)

in the air

41.

Where do igneous rocks form?

a)

underwater

b)

deep underground

c)

in the air

d)

near volcanoes

42.

Where do sedimentary rocks form?

a)

underwater

b)

deep underground

c)

near volcanoes

d)

in the air

43.

Mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other material

a)

Brick

b)

Soda Pop Bottle

c)

Steel

d)

Rock

44.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

45.

_________ rock can be changed by heat and pressure into metamorphic rock.

a)

Large

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Hard

d)

Soft

46.

__________ rock can be broken into fragments that may later form sedimentary rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Hard

c)

Soft

d)

Small

47.

______ rock can melt and cool to form igneous rock.

a)

Soft

b)

Hard

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Large

48.

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

a)

Magma

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Lava

49.

Magma trapped below the surface forms large – grained ______________ rock when it cools.

a)

Extrusive

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Intrusive

50.

Magma cooling at or near Earth’s surface forms small-grained __________ igneous rock.

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphic

51.

Igneous rocks are classified in 2 ways.

a)

Heavy and Light

b)

Hot and Cold

c)

Sedimentary and Metamorphic

d)

Extrusive and Intrusive

52.

Volcanic glass rock (obsidian) __________ so quickly that few crystals form.

a)

break

b)

melt

c)

cool

d)

flow

53.

_____________ and ______________ result from one layer of rock on top of another layer.

a)

Tall and short

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Big and small

d)

Sand and gravel

54.

Sometimes temperature and pressure are great enough to melt rock, forming ______________.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

water

d)

sandstone

55.

_____________ texture – mineral grains flatten and line up in parallel layers or bands.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Limestone

c)

Granite

d)

Foliated

56.

_______ texture - mineral grains grow and rearrange but do not form layers.

a)

Drywall

b)

Non-foliated

c)

Smooth

d)

Rough

57.

Sometimes ____________ flattens mineral grains in rocks without melting them.

a)

lava

b)

cold

c)

pressure

d)

granite

58.

Type of rock mostly found on the exposed surface of Earth.

a)

Igneous

b)

Granite

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

59.

Sedimentary Rocks form in

a)

Layers

b)

the desert only

c)

underground

d)

on top of water

60.

Rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of plants and animal remains moved by wind, water, ice or gravity are called _________________.

a)

sediments

b)

granite

c)

marble

d)

sandstone

61.

When water and other minerals move through open spaced between larger sediments, gluing them together, ____________ occurs.

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Cementation

d)

Erosion

62.

_________ ___________ rocks are made from the remains of once – living plants or animals.

a)

Igneous and metamorphic

b)

Clastic sedimentary

c)

Chemical sedimentary

d)

Organic sedimentary

63.

Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

64.

Is temperature a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

65.

Is water a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

66.

Are producers biotic or abiotic factors?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

67.

Are consumers biotic or abiotic factors?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

68.

Are decomposers biotic or abiotic factors?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

69.

Is sunlight a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

70.

Abiotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem

c)

things that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems.

71.

Biotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem

c)

things that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems.

72.

An ecosystem is made up of __________.

a)

living things only

b)

non-living things only

c)

both living and non-living things

73.

T/F: Abiotic factors are an unimportant part of ecosystems.

a)

true

b)

false

74.

What does the word root 'bio-' mean?

a)

living

b)

dead

c)

science

d)

study

75.

Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

76.

Air is a mixture of colorless gases. The air that makes up the Earth's atmosphere consists primarily of nitrogen and oxygen. Air is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

77.

An angler fish has a fleshy growth on its head that gives off light. This part acts as a lure to help the angler fish catch its prey. An anglerfish is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

78.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

79.

Is a rose an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

80.

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?

a)

The water

b)

A frog

c)

A grasshopper

d)

A snake

81.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

Talc

b)

Diamond

c)

Gypsum

d)

Topaz

82.

What is the softest mineral?

a)

Talc

b)

Diamond

c)

Gypsum

d)

Topaz

83.

What two minerals can a fingernail scratch? (Choose 2)

a)

Talc

b)

Gypsum

c)

Calcite

d)

Fluorite

84.

Which of these can scratch quartz?

a)

Steel Nail

b)

Apatite

c)

Topaz

d)

Penny

85.

True or False: Glass can scratch orthoclase?

a)

True

b)

False

86.

True or False: Corundum can scratch a copper penny?

a)

True

b)

False

87.

According to the chart, which is harder apatite or fluorite?

a)

Apatite

b)

Fluorite

88.

Which can a masonry drill bit not scratch?

a)

Gypsum

b)

Fluorite

c)

Quartz

d)

Corundum

89.

Which mineral can scratch fluorite, but not orthoclase?

a)

Calcite

b)

Apatite

c)

Quartz

d)

Topaz

90.

You can scratch glass with this mineral-

a)

Orthoclase

b)

Apatite

c)

Fluorite

d)

Calcite

91.

Can scratch 8, but is scratched by 10. What am I?

a)

Topaz

b)

Corundrum

c)

Diamond

92.

Can Scratch 1, but gets scratched by 3. What am I?

a)

Talc

b)

Gypsum

c)

Fluorite

93.

Can scratch Talc, but gets scratched by Calcite. What is the minerals hardness?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

94.

If a mineral can SCRATCH another one, it is -

a)

harder than the mineral

b)

weaker than the mineral

c)

the same mineral

95.

Bigger Numbers on the Mohs Scale scratch the lower numbers.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

The Hardness of 5 can scratch-

a)

6,7,8

b)

6,5,4

c)

4,3,2

d)

3,6,7

97.

Calcite can scratch -

a)

Apatite

b)

Fluorite

c)

Talc

98.

Can scratch 3 but gets scratched by 6. Who am I?

a)

Talc

b)

Apatite

c)

Topaz

d)

Diamond

99.
Occurs when compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock.
a)
Cementation
b)
Magma
c)
Volcanic eruption
d)
Metamorphic rock
e)
Compaction
100.
Occurs when rock particles or sediments are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the pressure of overlying rock layers.
a)
Compaction
b)
Ocean trench
c)
Rock cycle
d)
Plate tectonic theory
e)
Earth's evolution
101.
The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment.
a)
Deposition
b)
Sedimentary rock
c)
Ocean trench
d)
Magma
e)
Erosion
102.
Originally, Earth was partly molten, allowing dense metals to sink to its core and less dense material to separate into layers around the core. Over time, many changes have built up and worn down features on Earth's surface.
a)
Earth's evolution
b)
Cementation
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Lava
e)
Magma
103.

The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another.

a)

Erosion

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Mineral composition

e)

Sedimentary rock

104.
Changing variables due to the weight of overlying rocks, causing changes to rock characteristics and mineral composition, thus forming metamorphic rocks.
a)
Heat and pressure
b)
Volcanic eruption
c)
Earth's evolution
d)
Compaction
e)
Sedimentary rock
105.
Formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. Lava cools quickly and forms rocks with small crystals, while magma cools more slowly and forms rocks with larger crystals.
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Plate tectonic theory
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
e)
Plate tectonic theory
106.
Molten rock or magma that has reached Earth's surface by volcanic action; characterized by small crystals due to rapid cooling on Earth's surface.
a)
Lava
b)
Mineral composition
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Heat and pressure
e)
Cementation
107.
Melted or molten rock material beneath Earth's surface; cools slowly to form rocks with larger crystals.
a)
Magma
b)
Compaction
c)
Mineral composition
d)
Deposition
e)
Igneous rock
108.
Metamorphic rock is formed deep underground where heat and pressure cause existing rocks to be changed in both mineral composition and structural characteristics.
a)
Metamorphic rock
b)
Weathering
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Volcanic eruption
e)
Mineral composition
109.
The unique combination of solid elements and compounds that make up a mineral.
a)
Mineral composition
b)
Mountain
c)
Lava
d)
Earth's evolution
e)
Ocean trench
110.
A large landform that is formed by volcanos or the movement of the tectonic plates.
a)
Mountain
b)
Mineral composition
c)
Compaction
d)
Ocean trench
e)
Metamorphic rock
111.
Deep and narrow depressions in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere.
a)
Ocean trench
b)
Mineral composition
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Weathering
e)
Volcanic eruption
112.
Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere.
a)
Plate tectonic theory
b)
Deposition
c)
Mineral composition
d)
Mountain
e)
Ocean trench
113.
Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes. Changes occur in mineral compositions and physical structures.
a)
Rock cycle
b)
Igneous rock
c)
Mineral composition
d)
Sedimentary rock
e)
Weathering
114.
Forms when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together), and cemented (binding of the sediments).
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Cementation
c)
Plate tectonic theory
d)
Mountain
e)
Rock cycle
115.
Events in which molten rock spews out from the mantel to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plant.
a)
Volcanic eruption
b)
Erosion
c)
Cementation
d)
Deposition
e)
Mountain
116.
The mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces, and sometimes change the chemical composition.
a)
Weathering
b)
Earth's evolution
c)
Erosion
d)
Cementation
e)
Deposition

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