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Rock Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. This fossil was found in on the schools playground. What is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this discovery?
a)
All of the animals that lived long ago are still alive today.
b)
Animals can survive in very deep rock layers.
c)
Parts of Virginia were once covered in sea water.
d)
The playgrounds are the only place to look for fossils.
2.
2. Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?
a)
a. Gaseous rock
b)
b. Igneous rock
c)
c. Sedimentary rock
d)
d. Metamorphic rock
3.
3. When subjected to heat and pressure, sedimentary rocks or igneous rocks become what type of rocks?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
magma rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
4.
4. Granite is a hard material and forms from cooling magma.Granite is a type of
a)
a. lava stone
b)
b. igneous rock
c)
c. volcanic dust
d)
d. sedimentary rock
5.
5. A student made observations of four rock samples. Which of these observations most likely describes a sedimentary rock?
a)
a. Sample 1 has bands of light and dark crystals.
b)
b. Sample 2 has pink, gray, and white crystals grown together.
c)
c. Sample 3 is made up of one huge, pale pink crystal.
d)
d. Sample 4 is made up of layers of sand grains cemented together.
6.
6. Lava cools to form
a)
a. igneous rock
b)
b. sedimentary rock
c)
c. metamorphic rock
d)
d. sandstone
7.
7. Which of these can be mined from Earth and used as an energy source?
a)
a. Coal
b)
b. Gravel
c)
c. Granite
d)
d. Limestone
8.
8. In which type of rock do we find the most fossils?
a)
volcanic rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
9.
9. How do geologists learn what organisms were like in the past?
a)
they study the water
b)
they study the fossils
c)
they study the atmosphere
d)
they study the minerals
10.
10. What is the process by which rocks are broken down by water, wind or living organisms into sediments?
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
11.
11. What is the process that happens when glaciers, running water, waves and wind carry away sediments such as soil or rock particles?
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
12.

The innermost layers of the Earth are composed of -

a)

Granite and shale

b)

Nickel and iron

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Metamorphic rock

13.

Which layer is number 4?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Crust

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

14.

Which layer is number 3?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Crust

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

15.

Which layer is number 2?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Crust

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

16.

Which layer is number 1?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Crust

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

17.

On which layer of the Earth does weathering and erosion occur?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Crust

18.

How could a farm keep this hillside from eroding on a rainy day?

a)

Plant Crops and trees to hold the soil in place

b)

Let his livestock graze on the hill each day

c)

Do nothing and wait to see what will happen

d)

Build Trails around the edges for people to walk

19.

Earth’s crust is made of plates that move slowly, which changes the appearance of Earth’s crust over time. What is this theory called?

a)

Earthquake Fevers

b)

Boundary Theory

c)

Dinner Plates

d)

Plate Tectonics

20.

A model of a plate boundary is shown. What most likely happens as the plates slide past each other?

a)

A mountain forms

b)

An earthquake occurs

c)

The ocean floor widens

d)

Magma comes to the surface

21.

Which two are responsible for sedimentary rock changing into igneous rock?

a)

Weathering and cementing

b)

Erosion and pressure

c)

Heat and deposition

d)

Melting and cooling

22.

Which rock type should be placed in box number 1?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Convergent

23.

Which rock type should be placed in box number 2?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Convergent

24.

Which rock type should be placed in box number 3?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Convergent

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