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rock test preparation

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

2.

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

a)

It must be broken down into sediment

b)

It must be melted into magma

c)

Its minerals must dissolve in water

d)

It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

3.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
4.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
metamorphic 
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
fossil
5.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossil
6.
Rocks are natural, solid, nonliving material made of one or more minerals. 
a)
true
b)
false
7.
What type of rock has wavy layers that may be bent? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
8.
What type of rock might contain holes from gases of quickly cooled lava? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
9.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
10.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
11.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
12.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure deep below Earth's surface

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

13.

Obsidian forms when lava cools quickly on the surface, making a glass like rock. It is a(an)

a)

Intrusive Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Extrusive Igneous

14.

Granite is a type of rock that forms from magma cooling below earth's surface. What type of rock is it?

a)

Intrusive Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Extrusive Igneous

15.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
16.
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
17.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
18.

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

a)

Extrusive and Intrusive

b)

Foliated and Non-Foliated

c)

Clastic and Biochemical

d)

Black and Gray

19.

This rock is formed in layers.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

20.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The rock cycle 
a)
ends with igneous rock
b)
begins with igneous rocks
c)
ends with metamorphic rocks
d)
has no beginning or end
22.

These rocks were once melted, but they have cooled and hardened.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

23.

Marble and slate are examples of ______ rocks.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

24.

Sandstone and Limestone are examples of _______ rocks.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

25.

Granite is an example of a _________rock

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

26.

The hardness of minerals is numbered from:

a)

1-10

b)

1-9

c)

1-11

d)

0-10

27.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

Luster

b)

Rock

c)

Rock

d)

Diamond

28.

Luster is:

a)

The color of a mineral

b)

The way light bounces off a mineral

c)

The way light appears on a mineral

d)

Whether a mineral can be scratched or can scratch something else.

29.
#8 Igneous Rock - Obsidian
How would you describe the color of this rock?
a)
Green
b)
Black 
c)
Red
30.

What can scratch a diamond?

a)

Nothing

b)

Calcite or Quartz

c)

Diamond

d)

Talc

31.

Are rocks made out of minerals?

a)

Yes

b)

No

32.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
33.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
34.
What property describes how light reflects off of a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
35.

What is a mineral?

a)

A nonliving, solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's crust.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

36.
Another way to test hardness is...
a)
Mineral scale
b)
Moh's scale
c)
Streak scale
37.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
38.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat 
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
39.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
40.

What are rocks made of?

a)

Salt

b)

Minerals

c)

Other rocks

d)

Sand

41.

Rocks can turn into any other rocks?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

_____________________ is the process of breaking down rocks.

a)

transportation

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

sedimentation

43.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

44.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Pieces of earth's crust

b)

The rocky core of the earth

c)

The new biome in 1.14

d)

The base of the volcano

45.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

46.
Which statement is true about oceanic crust?
a)
It is made of melted rock.
b)
It is the thinner than continental crust.
c)
It is thicker than continental crust.
d)
It is made of liquid metal.
47.
You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
48.

The Earth's core is made primarily of titanium.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Alfred Wegener noticed that the same land animals could be found on land separated by oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What was Pangea?

a)

Land Animal

b)

One Giant Land Mass on Earth

c)

A New Island

d)

Wegener's Pet

51.

Wegener noticed that the shapes of the continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Isaac Newton

53.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Laurasia

c)

Pangaea

d)

Cornucopia

54.

Two plates spread or move apart at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

55.

Two plates slide past each other at what boundary?

a)

Covergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

56.

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

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