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Rock Transformations

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What material cools to become igneous rock?

a)

sediment

b)

magma

c)

boulders

d)

water and minerals

2.

What is the process to form sedimentary rock?

a)

Sediment is moved to an area near water. Over time the sediment is compacted and cemented together to form sedimentary rock.

b)

Sediment is heated and cooled near water on Earth to form sedimentary rock.

c)

Sediment is melted and cooled.

3.

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks can be turned into sediment.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which rock(s) can be heated and cooled to make igneous rock?

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

all three rocks

5.

Metamorphic rocks are a type of rock that is made by lots of heat and pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which process comes after melting of rock to make it turn into igneous rock?

a)

cementation

b)

compaction

c)

cooling

d)

breaking into pieces

7.

The formation of sedimentary rocks can happen in 2-3 years.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What are the two energy sources that make the rock cycle?

a)

energy from water and space

b)

energy from the Earth's mantle and the sun

c)

energy from the sun and the wind

d)

energy from the Earth's interior(core) and the sun

9.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

10.

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

a)

Magma

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Lava

11.

These Rocks are formed from Magma and Lava

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

12.

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

13.

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

14.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

sediments

15.

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

a)

Marble

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock

16.

Thinking about sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are found

a)

on the top most layer

b)

in the middle of other layers

c)

all layers are the same age

d)

towards the bottom

17.

Which one of the examples below is physical weathering?

a)

lichens growing on rock

b)

acid rain wearing away limestone

c)

oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

d)

frost wedging splitting a rock apart

18.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

19.
What is the process called that moves small pieces of Earth's surface to another location?
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
river flow
d)
erosion
20.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

fracture

21.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)

hardness

b)

specific gravity

c)

luster

d)

streak

22.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

23.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)

Throw it against a wall

b)

Step on it

c)

Scratch Test

d)

Kick it until it breaks

24.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)

density

b)

streak

c)

mineral

d)

non silicate mineral

25.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)

feldspar

b)

talc

c)

gypsum

d)

kaolinite

26.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

heft

27.
Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?
a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Taste

d)

Color

28.

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

a)

Color

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Streak

29.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

streak

30.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)

cleavage

b)

fracture

c)

glassy

d)

waxy

31.
The five characteristics that all minerals share are:
a)

Definite Chemical Composition, Color, Density, Igneous, and Solid

b)

Definite Chemical Composition,  Crystal Structure, Inorganic, Naturally Occurring, and Solid

c)

Cleavage, Faces, Hardness, Metamorphic, and Streak

d)

Cleavage, Crystal Structure, Density, Igneous, and Solid

32.
Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people
a)

Inorganic

b)

Organic

c)

Naturally Occurring

d)

Not Living

33.
Definite ___________ means that a mineral always contains certain elements in definite, or exact, proportions.
a)

Chemical Composition

b)

Crystal Structure

c)

Crystal System

d)

Naturally Occurring

34.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It's not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
35.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
36.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
37.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
38.

Extreme temperature changes in the desert cause the rock to expand and contract and eventually split.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

39.

Water mixed with carbon forming carbonic acid that eats away at marble and limestone.

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

40.

Small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

41.

A plant takes root in a small crevice of rock, as the plant grows, its roots push on the edges of the rock, breaking it

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

42.

Sand dunes are large piles of sand that can be found in the desert. What causes these sand dunes to form?

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

volcanoes

43.

Statue of Liberty has changed colors over time because oxygen has caused the surface of the copper it is made of to change into a new chemical (just like copper pennies turn green). What kind of weathering is this?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

44.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water

a)

keeps the rocks in place

b)

expands cracks and breaks rocks

c)

makes the rocks last longer

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides

45.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 types of rocks?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Minerals

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

46.

How are rocks classified?

a)

Based on how they are formed

b)

What color they are

c)

What they are shaped like

d)

Where they are found

47.

When sediments stop moving and are deposited in a new location

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

48.

What happens when cementation occurs in the rock cycle?

a)

Sedimentary rocks form

b)

Metamorphic rocks form

c)

Igneous rocks form

49.

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Organic Rock

d)

Cementation

51.

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

a)

True

b)

False

52.
This type of Rock is the MOST common in the Earth's Crust?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Common Rock
53.
You can see layers in this rock.  Could be sand, or pebbles.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sand Rock
54.

Which of the following would be the best description of the mineral property called luster?

a)

A minerals resistance to being scratched.

b)

The color a mineral gives off.

c)

How a mineral reflects light.

d)

Observing the color of the powder left behind when scraping across a surface.

55.

The atoms within a mineral are arranged in an orderly, repeating three-dimensional pattern. Which of the characteristics of minerals does this statement describe?

a)

Solid          

b)

Inorganic

c)

Crystal Structure

d)

Made In Nature

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