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three types of rocks

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sedimentary rock formed from remains of plants and animals is called?

a)

chemical rock

b)

organic rock

c)

clastic rock

d)

erosion

2.
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
chemical Rock
3.
Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface
a)
Organic Rock
b)
Intrusive Rock
c)
Clastic Rock
d)
Extrusive Rock
4.

Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface

a)

intrusive Rock

b)

extrusive rock

c)

Chemical Rock

d)

Clastic Rock

5.

Which rock family is composed of rocks that have been changed by heat and/or pressure?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Lunar

d)

Igneous

6.
What do we call the group of metamorphic rocks that have visible layers or bands of minerals within them?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Stratified
c)
Foliated
d)
Unfoliated
7.
What is weathering?
a)
The breaking down of rocks
b)
The movement of broken down rocks
c)
The weather
8.

What is erosion?

a)

The breaking down of rocks

b)

The movement of broken down rocks

c)

Where water expands and contracts

d)

Where the sediments are being squeezed together

9.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat 
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
10.
The three types of sedimentary rock are
a)
Intrusive, coarse-grained, and organic
b)
Intrusive, extrusive, and mafic
c)
Clastic, chemical, and organic
d)
Clastic, stratification, and fine-grained
11.
Process by which sediment settles out of wind or water
a)
Deposition
b)
Compaction
c)
Organic
d)
Cementation
12.

Process by which large sediments are glued together by dissolved minerals to form rock

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Cementation

d)

Erosion

13.

This type of rock forms when small particles of rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

d)

Intrusive rocks

14.

This type of sedimentary rocks forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

Chemical

d)

Sediments

15.

This type of sedimentary rock forms when minerals are dissolved in a water solution crystallize.

a)

clastic

b)

organic

c)

chemical

d)

sediments

16.

This is a type of metamorphic rock where the mineral grains are arranged randomly.

a)

foliated

b)

nonfoliated

c)

heat and pressure

d)

intrusive

17.

Process that presses sediments together is called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

compaction

18.

What type of rock will you only see fossils in?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Intrusive

19.

Most sedimentary rocks are formed through a sequence of processes. Which is the correct order from first to last step?

a)

cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion, weathering

b)

erosion, weathering, deposition, compaction, cementation

c)

weathering,erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

d)

weathering, erosion, deposition, cementaton, compaction

20.

All rocks are composed of

a)

Minerals

b)

Fossils

c)

Dirt

d)

Living things

21.

How many types of rocks are we learning?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

22.

What are the names of the rocks we are learning?

a)

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

b)

Granite, diamond, and iron

c)

Slate, Sand stone, and Obsidion

d)

Gabbro, Basalt, and Rhyolite

23.

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by cementation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Igneous rocks were once metamorphic or sedimentary rocks, but have been changed as a result of intense heat and/or pressure within the Earth's crust.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

Basalt is an example of igneous rock.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Igneous rocks are formed from solidification of molten rock material.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

Sandstone is an example of sedimentary rock.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

rocks made from volcanoes and cooled lava

a)

igneous

b)

ignorant

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

29.

rocks made by heat and pressure

a)

metamorphic

b)

meetamorphin

c)

igneous

d)

sedimentary

30.

rocks made in layers

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

31.

rocas hecha en capas

a)

sedimentario

b)

igneo

c)

metamorfico

32.

rocas hecha de volcanes y lava enfriada

a)

sedimentario

b)

igneo

c)

metamorfico

33.

rocas hecha por calor y presion

a)

sedimentario

b)

igneo

c)

metamorfico

34.

Which one is NOT an example of igneous rock?

a)

sandstone

b)

obsidian

c)

basalt

d)

pumice

35.

Which one is an example of sedimentary rock?

a)

sandstone

b)

obsidian

c)

basalt

d)

pumice

36.

The THREE main types of rocks on earth are named . . .

a)

eggneous, sedamentary, metamorfic

b)

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

c)

igneus, sedamantary, metemorphic

d)

igneaus, sadimentary, matemorfic

37.

I am the main type of rock that is created from hot lava that cools. What type of rock am I?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

38.

I am the main type of rock that is created from layers of sediment. What type of rock am I?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

39.

I am the main type of rock that has been changed by extreme heat or pressure. What type of rock am I?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

40.
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
41.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
42.
Which of the words below describe broken up rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
43.
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
44.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
45.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
46.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
47.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
49.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
50.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
51.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
52.
The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic 
d)
fossils
53.

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

54.
Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface
a)
Organic Rock
b)
Intrusive Rock
c)
Clastic Rock
d)
Extrusive Rock
55.

Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface

a)

intrusive Rock

b)

extrusive rock

c)

Chemical Rock

d)

Clastic Rock

56.
Process by which sediment settles out of wind or water
a)
Deposition
b)
Compaction
c)
Organic
d)
Cementation
57.

All rocks are composed of

a)

Minerals

b)

Fossils

c)

Dirt

d)

Living things

58.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
59.
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
60.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
61.

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

a)

veterinarian

b)

geologist

c)

podiatrist

d)

teacher

62.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
63.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
64.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
65.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
66.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

67.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

68.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
69.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
70.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
71.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
72.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
73.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
74.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
75.

Name of the impression of a plant or animal, in the soil, that existed in the past

a)

diamond

b)

hardness

c)

fossil

76.

A crystalline carbon that is valued as a gem; can cut glass.

a)

minerals

b)

hardness

c)

magma

d)

diamond

77.

Geologist use this to study different minerals that make up rock composition.

a)

mineral

b)

fossil

c)

microscope

d)

hardness

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