WorksheetsThe Rock Cycle
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 18mins
Having visible layers would identified a rock as (a) . Rocks that are cooled lava or magma are (b) rock. Intense heat and pressure allows for (c) rock to form.
Basalt forms when _____ cools on the Earth's surface.
sediment
water
lava
magma
A (a) is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly internal structure.
Which of the following are true about extrusive rocks? Choose all that are true.
formed from cooling of hot, molten rock
formed when lava cooled on the Earth's surface
classified as fine-grained
granite and dolerite are examples
Mineral are made up of (a) , a solid with its atoms and molecules arranged in a repeating pattern.
Molten rock inside the earth is (a) . Molten rock on the Earth's surface is (b) .
Granite forms when _____ slowly cools within the Earth's crust.
sediment
water
lava
magma
Choose the order of sedimentary rock becoming sedimentary rock again in another location.
The rock is broken down by weathering.
Wind and water transport the sediment by erosion.
Sediment piles up in layers.
The force of new sediment compacts the deposited rock.
The layers of sediment are subject to compression.
The key ingredient of all rocks are (a) .
What needs to happen to an igneous rock that was recently exposed on the Earth's surface before it becomes sedimentary rock?
The rock is broken into smaller pieces by weathering.
Erosion by wind and water move pieces of the rock to other locations.
The weight of other layers press down and minerals solidify between the layers.
What do mudstone and limestone have in common? Choose all that are correct.
They are made up of the same kind of material.
They are both igneous rock.
They are both made up of the remains of plants and animals.
They are both formed from layers of sediment.
They are both sedimentary rock.
Order the pathway of a metamorphic rock become sedimentary rock and then metamorphic again.
The rock is uplifted.
The rock is exposed to weathering and erosion.
The rock is broken into smaller pieces.
Pieces of the rock undergo compaction and cementation.
The rock is pushed down where it is exposed to high heat and pressure.
Which of the following are true about intrusive rocks? Choose all that are correct.
formed from cooling of hot, molten rock
formed when lava cooled beneath the Earth's surface
classified as fine-grained
the longer the cooling takes, the more time crystals can grow
An igneous rock that cools so rapidly that no crystals form is called (a) or volcanic glass.
All intrusive rock remains underground.
True
False
Order the pathway of a metamorphic rock become igneous rock and then metamorphic again.
The rock is exposed to conditions that cause it to melt into magma.
The magma is pushed up to the earth's surface through a volcano.
The magma becomes lava and cools into igneous rock.
The rock is pushed downward below the earth's surface.
The rock is exposed to high heat and pressure.
The kind of rock that can only ever be formed deep underground is (a) . Rock that is formed from weathering, erosion, deposition and cementation is (b) . When rocks melt and cool, (c) rock is formed.
